The exact toll of the most recent Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Gaza is still unknown, but one witness described the aftermath as a chaotic, heartbreaking scene of shouting and screaming and shards of glass.
Children, some of them dazed and confused, were walking – some were even carrying other injured children – barely aware of the chaos surrounding them.
“There were a lot of cries, wailing, and confusion,” a witness told Godzilla Newsz. “One of the most terrible and heartbreaking moments was seeing some of the children walking around, dazed, seemingly unaware of what had happened. Others were carrying other injured children.”
The airstrike, which occurred in the early hours of April 13th, has been condemned by many nations around the world. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed her “deep concern” about the “devastating impact” of the strike, while the International Committee of the Red Cross called it “indiscriminate and disproportionate”.
The attack killed sixteen people, two of them children, and injured over 100, mostly women and children. Entire families were reportedly buried under the debris, and some of the injured were taken to different hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Many of those injured were in critical condition, suffering from serious burns and other traumas.
The latest Israeli airstrike came just days after a truce was declared. This attack has further escalated the already rising tensions in the region and put more civilians at risk.
“This is a cycle that never ends,” another witness told Godzilla Newz. “Every day more innocent people are being killed in these senseless acts of violence.”
The latest Israeli airstrike has been met with condemnation from around the world, but it is ultimately the civilians of the Gaza Strip who bear the brunt of the violence. In the chaotic aftermath of the airstrike, the faces of dazed children and the screams of terror-stricken relatives tell a story that is all too familiar: tragedy, horror, and a deep sense of injustice and despair.