Thursday, December 12, 2024 - An overnight Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia has killed at least 19 people, including nine children, according to medical officials and the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency.
The airstrike targeted a three-story home near Kamal Adwan
hospital, leaving dozens trapped under rubble.
Palestinian Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told
reporters that several missiles struck the house, where multiple families were
residing.
Bassal added that rescue efforts were ongoing as authorities
worked to recover survivors and bodies from the debris.
The war in Gaza began after Hamas’s unprecedented attack on
southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and
resulted in 251 hostages.
In response, Israel launched a military campaign to dismantle
Hamas. The Hamas-run health ministry reports over 44,800 fatalities in Gaza
since the conflict started.
On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed
conducting a strike in the vicinity, stating it targeted a Hamas “terrorist.”
This attack comes amid a larger Israeli ground and air
campaign in northern Gaza, launched in October to prevent Hamas from
regrouping.
The UN has reported severe humanitarian conditions in towns
like Beit Lahia, where residents face tightened sieges and lack access to basic
necessities such as food, water, and healthcare.
The UN pointed out that no significant humanitarian aid has
reached parts of northern Gaza for over two months, leaving tens of thousands
without essential supplies.
In Gaza City, two individuals were killed in Zeitoun
following another air strike, while a separate attack in the Sheikh Radwan
neighbourhood claimed the lives of journalist Iman al-Shanti and her son.
The Palestinian Union of Journalists stated that al-Shanti
was the 193rd journalist killed since the conflict began.
A family of four, including two children, was also killed in
a strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The IDF has ordered
evacuations in nearby areas, citing rocket launches from the region.
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