400,000 trapped in hell of northern Gaza, UN says, as death toll passes 42,000
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} At least 400,000 people remain trapped in northern Gaza, the UN has said, as Israeli forces press on with a raid on the Jabalia refugee camp. The Gaza health ministry said the army had ordered three hospitals in northern Gaza to evacuate and that hundreds of patients and medics were trapped inside those facilities. Mourners gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip The overall death toll in Gaza moved past 42,000 on Wednesday, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip. A man carries his child among rubble following Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to a bloody attack inside Israel on 7 October by Hamas, during which around 1,200 people were killed and another 250 taken hostage.