Juliette Touma, director of communications for the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, has described northern Gaza as going through “the hell” of hells during Israel’s almost three-month-long siege, Al Jazeera reports.

In an interview with Irish state media, Touma told of Israel’s “heavy, heavy bombardment” of Gaza’s north. Touma also described the “loss of life among civilians and attacks on civilian infrastructure including hospitals and shelters” for civilians.

“The evacuation orders of hospitals and medical facilities — and attacks on them — have become commonplace in Gaza during the past 14 months since the war began,” Touma said.

“We shouldn’t become numb, though, to the fact that this happens all the time. Because, at the end of the day, this is a violation of international law. This is crossing a very thick red line and way too many times the rules of war have been broken in Gaza,” she said.

“Those responsible must be held accountable,” she added.