People inspect damage and recover items from their homes after Israeli air strikes on March 16 in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip. Reuters
People inspect damage and recover items from their homes after Israeli air strikes on March 16 in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip. Reuters
People inspect damage and recover items from their homes after Israeli air strikes on March 16 in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip. Reuters
People inspect damage and recover items from their homes after Israeli air strikes on March 16 in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip. Reuters

Dozens killed in Israeli air strike on home near Gaza’s Nuseirat camp


Ismaeel Naar
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More than 30 people were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit a house sheltering displaced Palestinians near Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, a spokesman for the Palestinian territory’s Health Ministry said.

Survivors who spoke to Palestinian media said at least seven displaced families were living in the building, including many children and pregnant women, and that many are thought to be trapped beneath the rubble.

The victims were among 123 people killed in Gaza over 24 hours as Israel continued to launch attacks in its five-month-old war against Hamas, the Health Ministry said.

Israel continued to strike areas close to the Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday, with at least seven civilians killed and others wounded, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Witnesses also reported air strikes and fighting in Khan Younis, Gaza’s main city in the south, as well as in the north where Israeli planes fired missiles at a seven-storey residential building near Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, causing "multiple deaths", Wafa reported.

Damage to a house that the Palestinian territory’s Health Ministry said was sheltering displaced Palestinians near Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp. Reuters
Damage to a house that the Palestinian territory’s Health Ministry said was sheltering displaced Palestinians near Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp. Reuters

The Israeli military said its air strikes in Nuseirat killed at least 15 fighters from Hamas, including a sniper squad commander, and 10 other fighters elsewhere in central Gaza.

At least 31,553 Palestinians have been killed and 73,546 wounded since Israel started its campaign against Hamas in Gaza, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The war began after Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on October 7 in which about 1,200 people were killed and about 240 taken to Gaza as hostages.

The Israeli war cabinet on Friday approved a plan for a military incursion into Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, while also keeping ceasefire hopes alive with plans to send another delegation to Qatar for talks on a possible hostage deal with Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he had approved a plan to attack the city on the southern edge of the enclave, where more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have sought refuge from the fighting.

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces raided the city of Nablus and two villages north of Ramallah on Saturday morning, Wafa reported.

Witnesses said Israeli troops entered Nablus from the west with 25 military vehicles as well as snipers.

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As social media apps are becoming more and more consumed by health experts and nutritionists who are using it to awareness and encourage patients to engage in physical activity.

Elizabeth Watson, a personal trainer from Stay Fit gym in Abu Dhabi suggests that “individuals can use social media as a means of keeping fit, there are a lot of great exercises you can do and train from experts at home just by watching videos on YouTube”.

Norlyn Torrena, a clinical nutritionist from Burjeel Hospital advises her clients to be more technologically active “most of my clients are so engaged with their phones that I advise them to download applications that offer health related services”.

Torrena said that “most people believe that dieting and keeping fit is boring”.

However, by using social media apps keeping fit means that people are “modern and are kept up to date with the latest heath tips and trends”.

“It can be a guide to a healthy lifestyle and exercise if used in the correct way, so I really encourage my clients to download health applications” said Mrs Torrena.

People can also connect with each other and exchange “tips and notes, it’s extremely healthy and fun”.

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