
Israeli bombing targets a bus in Al-Maghazi camp, and the Syrian Civil Defense intervenes to save families due to heavy rains
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing of Al-Maghazi camp in Gaza, while the Syrian Civil Defense carried out 165 field response operations to rescue civilians and evacuate families as a result of torrential rains that struck several Syrian governorates.
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Gaza is witnessing continuous violations of the ceasefire agreement, while the Syrian governorates have been exposed to heavy rains that have led to floods.
Two Palestinians were killed, and others were injured; Among them were critical cases, today, Thursday, as a result of an Israeli army drone bombing a civilian bus near the entrance to the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to what the German News Agency reported.
According to the Palestinian Shehab News Agency: “Two martyrs and a number of injured arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, as a result of the targeting, which comes in the context of a series of continuing violations of the ceasefire agreement in various areas of the Gaza Strip.”
According to the agency: “Israeli forces launched a series of attacks in various areas of the Gaza Strip, which included shooting at displaced people’s tents, artillery shelling, and targeting a residential apartment with a drone, in addition to bulldozing operations and shooting from gunboats.”
The Syrian Civil Defense teams at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management carried out 165 field responses as a result of the heavy rainfall and torrential rains that occurred in several Syrian governorates, as of yesterday evening (Wednesday), and resulted in the rescue of 15 civilians, the evacuation of about 375 families from damaged camps, and the departure of 7 bridges, ferries, and dirt roads from service.
The Ministry stated, in a press statement today (Thursday), reported by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), that the responses included the governorates of Aleppo, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Hama, Homs, and Latakia, with the support of engineering mechanisms and concerned authorities, with the aim of protecting lives and property and evacuating families, noting that the number of incoming reports exceeded 350, and they are being dealt with according to the order of priorities, starting with life-threatening situations, then protecting property and securing roads and public facilities.
It added that its teams rescued 15 civilians after floods surrounded their vehicles, while a death was recorded as a result of a traffic accident in the western countryside of Raqqa, according to preliminary data. It also intervened to rescue people who were trapped by water following the collapse of a dirt ferry in the Kasra Surur area in the Raqqa countryside, where the number of affected families was estimated at more than 100 families.
The Ministry pointed out that about 375 families left the Sahlet al-Banat, al-Youni and al-Maqas camps in the Raqqa countryside, after they were damaged by rainwater.
According to the Ministry, the torrential rains and torrential rains caused 7 bridges, ferries and dirt roads to be out of service. The interventions included securing the vicinity of the Ridla Bridge in the Raqqa countryside, opening the road using engineering machinery, dealing with the damage to the Kantari and Salmani bridges and a dirt ferry in the Kasrat Surur area, in addition to securing the damaged roads and opening them in other locations, while 3 bridges built over valleys in Deir ez-Zor and its countryside were out of service.
The teams also carried out the work of suctioning and draining accumulated water from streets, residential neighborhoods, homes and public facilities, and included more than 150 homes and public facilities, including two hospitals, schools and bakeries.
Civil Defense teams continue their field response, in conjunction with raising the level of preparedness on the Syrian coast, in anticipation of the expected heavy rainfall.
In turn, the Syrian Civil Defense announced, in a press statement today, the participation of Syrian Arab Army helicopters in rescuing two people from the road security ranks of the Ministry of Interior whose car was swept away by torrents on the Palmyra-Deir ez-Zor road, in the Haribsha area.

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