Paramedics still rushing to retrieve dead, wounded in Nuseirat: Hani Mahmoud

Paramedics and Civil Defence crews are still collecting bodies from the streets of Nuseirat refugee camp. The past 24 hours have been very difficult in the northern part of the camp, where the Israeli military operated aggressively, destroying many of the homes and public facilities.

So far, 19 bodies have been collected. But there are still more, according to one of the first responders. Many of the bodies are difficult to reach because they are in areas very close to where the Israeli military is stationed.

In recent hours, Israel’s military has deliberately stopped ambulance and Civil Defence crew from getting to some of the sites where wounded people were still bleeding. Quadcopters chased them, firing live ammunition.

Palestinians who made their way to their homes in Nuseirat talked about the sheer level of destruction inflicted on their homes and public facilities. The military turned entire neighbourhoods into more of a wasteland.