Over 1,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli military operation in northern Gaza in three weeks

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Over 1,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli military operation in northern Gaza in three weeks

2024-10-31 17:34 Last Updated At：11-01 01:07

More than 1,000 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation in northern Gaza over the past three weeks, specifically in Jabalia.

The operation began on Oct 5, during which Palestinian neighborhoods were bombed, hospitals were surrounded by Israeli tanks, and hundreds were arrested.

A deadly Israeli airstrike on Tuesday on a multi-story residential building in Beit Lahia City killed more than 90 displaced Palestinians, including entire families with children who had sought shelter from Israeli tank fire and missiles.

Thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza were forced to evacuate their homes and flee on foot towards Gaza City under continuous bombardment. Dozens of tents were set up to shelter them in a football stadium which already faced dire humanitarian conditions.

"We left the camp in the north, fleeing under the shelling of houses and the firing of shells on Salah al-Din Road. We suffered for more than 6 hours at the Israeli checkpoint, which lasted until the evening," said Abu Muhammad, a displaced man from northern Gaza.

Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last functioning medical facility in northern Gaza, leaving behind massive destruction, arresting hundreds of civilians, including 44 medical teams. Only one doctor remains, tasked with taking care of 200 patients.

The Israeli army said the operation was under the so-called name of "preventing Hamas from regaining its strength in northern Gaza," but more than 100,000 Palestinians were ultimately forced to live in hunger and thirst. Israel prevented the delivery of food and medicine, and even bombed water wells and the only bakery left in northern Gaza.

Charred houses, destroyed streets, and collapsing hospitals, this is what Northern Gaza looks like today as a result of Israel's operations. Life here has become unbearable, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinians homeless and forced to embark on a new journey of suffering and displacement.

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza has risen to 43,163, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.

China's marine economy sustains stable growth in Q1-3

2024-10-31 22:08 Last Updated At：22:37

China's marine economy showed steady progress in the first three quarters of 2024, with a gross ocean product of 7.7 trillion yuan (more than 1.08 trillion U.S. dollars), a 5.4 percent year-on-year increase, according to the data released by the Ministry of Natural Resources on Thursday.

Approved sea-use areas grew 6.7 percent year on year, involving over 740 billion yuan (nearly 104 billion U.S. dollars) of investment in marine projects.

Marine energy production remained stable, with crude oil and natural gas output up by 5.9 percent and 8.8 percent respectively, and offshore wind power generation surged by 29.5 percent.

The output of domestic marine aquatic products rose over 4 percent.

Shipbuilding sustained its growth trend, with new orders, completed vessels and on-hand orders soaring over 45 percent, 31 percent and 31 percent from the same period of last year, respectively, keeping China in the lead in the global shipbuilding sector.