Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT1923

Location

Al-Maghazi camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
مخيم المغازي

Geolocation

31.427802, 34.382557
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)
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Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

Israeli airstrikes killed as many as 106 civilians in a series of attacks on the Al Maghazi camp on December 24th, 2023. The Israeli military which acknowledged the attack, claiming that it was targeting Hamas operatives. Israeli forces admitted to the “unintended” harm to civilians, due to “mistakenly” having hit adjacent structures. Military officials also reported that they had used the wrong weapon.

The airstrikes hit residential homes in a block in Al-Maghazi camp near Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Most sources reported on the strikes after 11pm local time, though Safa news in their reporting put timestamps of 7.57pm when mentioning strikes on the Al-Nawasrah family home in the Maghazi camp. By 9.10pm, the same source reported that two other family homes had also been hit – belonging to the Muslim (Musallam) and Sisalem families, killing at least 15 civilians.

Other sources reporting on the Muslim family often identified the Ghaban family home as having been hit at the same time, while Facebook user Mohammad Ghanam also reported two other homes had been hit; belonging to the Abu Hamida family and the family home of Professor Abu Iyad Abu Rahma.

Speaking to Unicorn Riot, Mahmoud Abu Rahma, a survivor of the incident, said: “Suddenly we were targeted by a very huge missile, and we could not see anything, and fog prevailed everywhere. As we tried to inhale the air, smoke entered our mouths. We fled, not knowing where to go, and our hands and feet were torn apart. The hands of the children and adults and everyone in the place were torn. Thank God we got out in peace, but I don’t know what to say.”

Mahmoud Abu Rahma went on to say that residents of the Maghazi Refugee Camp never received any warning to evacuate. He also described the bombing as “more massive and horrific destruction than we had ever imagined before.”

Another surviving resident, Ashraf al-Haj Ahmed, told Al Jazeera that the attack happened suddenly and without any prior warning. “At around 11:30pm that night, we witnessed a series of large explosions that shook the entire camp”. His relative’s home was among those that were flattened to the ground. Al-Haj Ahmed recalled running towards it as soon as the bombardment woke him up, just a few blocks down. At the scene of the attack, he found a four-story building destroyed “on top of those who were living in it”.

A Facebook user Mohammad Hazem Al-Masry shared a picture of the dead bodies covered with white cloth lying of the ground in front of a building, possibly a hospital. Raya FM reported that the Abu Rahma family home was behind the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in Al-Maghazi camp.

A survivor told the Times of Gaza: “We had around 100 people taking refuge in our home. Suddenly while we were peacefully in the house – we were all civilians, and it was mostly children who were killed. We saw missiles falling on our heads.”

Al Jazeera shared an image by Adel Hana showing the outside of an al-Nawasrah family home that was destroyed in the attack. A series of images taken by Ali Jadallah for Anadolu Agency and shared by Al Jazeera showed men and children looking at the rubble left from one of the buildings and women returning to their neighbourhood just to find rubble.

Death tolls

Local resident Ahmed Maghari told Al Jazeera journalists that many victims were difficult to identify: “We pulled out so many body parts that we can’t even estimate the total number of deaths yet,” Maghari said. “They’re all in pieces, and we’re pulling them out with our bare hands,” he added. “We’ve now gathered at least two piles of body parts.”

Referring to the government media office in Gaza, soon after the incident Alghad TV reported that more than 66 civilians had been killed as a result of the attack. Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital officials said that 68 civilians, including at least 12 women and seven children, had died as reported by Associated Press on December 24, 2023. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights alleged that at least 86 people were killed in the attack, and many more were injured. Handwritten hospital records later obtained by the Associated Press indicated that 106 people had been killed across eight different families.

At the time, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al Qudra, said that the number of people killed was expected to rise and accused Israel of “carrying out a massacre in a densely populated residential area”. Entire residential blocks were wiped out. “In each home, there’s a minimum of 50 people.” Ahmed Maghari, another Maghazi resident, told Al Jazeera. “A lot of them are displaced Palestinians from other parts of Gaza who were forced to flee their homes.”

The death toll rose after more bodies were recovered from the rubble. A Facebook user Moaz Ismail reported that there were 100 victims of the attack, sharing an image of the funeral were dozens of bodies in white shrouds are seen lying on the ground surrounded by large crowd of mourners, engaged in funeral prayers.  Al Jazeera also shared a striking image showing the funeral from above, while an image by Ashraf Amra for Anadolu Agency showed an injured man lying on a stretcher attending a funeral. In another report Al Jazeera shared an image of a Palestinian woman dressed in black, grieving over the bodies of her loved ones.

Al Jazeera Palestine shared a Facebook video also showing dozens of bodies in white shrouds with the inscription “68 martyrs from one family”. The video showed a man lying on the ground, embracing a dead body of his loved one.

A Twitter/X video by @sI3RAlpzpeAAjjv also showed bodies of the dozens of victims in the hospital of Al-Aqsa and people who came to search for their relatives. A Twitter/X account @palestino_free shared a graphic image of a dead infant accompanying a caption relating the image to the incident in Al-Maghazi camp.

Two sources, @TamamBeitJirja and @RamAbdu, alleged that Israeli forces later fired on mourners at the funeral for the al-Nawasra family in the Al-Maghazi cemetery the next day, on Decemeber 25th 2023, reportedly killing 5 people.

Names identified

Airwars gathered names from testimonies of family relatives posted after the incident, with a number of details shared in a Facebook post by Beit Hanoun about casualties within the Nasser Family. This testimony as well as tributes by the family relatives Dina Nasser and Hassan Nasser helped to identify some victims of the deadly bombardment and their family connections. 49 civilians killed in this strike have been identified by Airwars researchers so far.

Dina’s and Hassan’s uncle Samih Ali Nasser (Abu Imad) was killed alongside his wife and their five children – three sons (one of them named Badr Samih Nasser) and two daughters. Samih’s sister and wife of the late Jamal Abd Rabbo Al-Zaanin, Naima Ali Nasser was also killed along with her four children –  a daughter and three sons. Dina’s cousin and nephew of Samih, Haitham Hani Nasser (Abu Yahya) was killed along with his children, a son called Yahya and a daughter named Nour. Beit Hanoun City shared an image of the late Samih – a middle-aged man in a black shirt and a grey suit.

Another of Dina’s aunts, the wife of Maher Al-Shanbari, Rawda Ali Nasser (Umm Qusay) was also killed alongside her three children – a son and two daughters. The death of Rawda was mourned in a tribute by AWDA Health & Community Association where she was remembered as a nurse and colleague who used to work at the Al Awda Health and Community Center – Beit Hanoun. AWDA wrote “to the martyrs who are more honorable than us all… a thousand mercy” and shared an image of Rawda, a middle aged woman in a white hijab.

Hassan’s three cousins were killed with their families: Iyad Rafiq Hussein Nasser (Abu Mahdi) was killed alongside his wife and their nine children (one of them Doua Iyad Rafiq Nasser); Muhammad Rafiq Hussein Nasser (Abu Arab) was killed alongside his nine family members, including his son Arafat Muhammad Rafiq Nasser; and Hussein Rafiq Hussein Nasser (Abu Jihad) was killed alongside all his family members. It is possible that some of these family members are accounted for in the previous tally – Airwars has taken a conservative approach in our lower estimates to avoid duplication.

Nidal Rafiq Hussein Nasser was also named among those killed, alongside all his family members including his only daughter. Ahmed Fouad Abdel Hadi Nasser (Abu Amin) was killed along with his niece Mai Jihad Fouad Nasser, and his cousin Ahmed Rafiq Hussein Nasser.

Al-hawaneen center shared some images of the victims on Facebook, including Ahmed Fouad Nasser, Haitham Hani Nasser and Badr Samih Nasser. From the images Ahmed and Badr appear as middle aged men while Haitham looks very young, possibly a teenager.

The founder of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund Steve Sosebee posted a memorial for Izzeddin Nawasrah who was killed in the bombing of Maghazi and told his story: “Izzeddin was 16y in 2018 when an Israeli sniper shot him in the leg during a Great Return March protest in Gaza…. He lost his leg and forever was to live as a cripple. We wanted to get him walking again so he could finish school.” Izzeddin came to the US for care in 2019. “Izzeddin came without his family and was welcomed by the Palestinian community in Harrisburg, PA. He stayed for months, having a new leg built and learning to walk again. During his time in the US Izzeddin learned to represent the youth of Gaza. He was always smiling and positive, despite his injury, and trying to inspire other young people. He learned to give speeches and inspire others. Once Izzeddin returned home, I started a group with 10 other amputees who we treated over the years and they called themselves “We Can!” I started to mentor them on how to run humanitarian programs and projects, especially food distributions for poor people in Gaza’s camps. We also created an amputee program in Gaza, which Izzeddin played an important role. Hundreds of kids with limb deficiencies joined together to support each other and created a community… Izzeddin had a special talent in taking photos so we trained him in that so he could support our communications efforts. He was good. The murder of this shining young man is just one of countless stories of senseless death and misery. We cannot let the killing of Izzeddin to stop us.”

In a post on Facebook, published the morning after the incident, Ahmad Ghanam Abu Akar reported the death of Nidaa Al-Hajj Ahmed and five of her young children. Four daughters named Nidaa, Lian, Lana and Rana as well as her six-month-old boy, Hamada. Abu Akar offered his condolences to Nidaa’s husband, Ibrahim Al-Hajj Youssef, and their eldest son, Muhammed, who survived the incident but had been injured. Abu Akar reported that the bodies of Nidaa and her five children had not yet been recovered.

Among the victims of the strikes was a Palestinian artist, playwright and actor named Ahed Abu Hamda. He was 25 years old and a drama teacher who worked with Theatre Days, a Gaza-based community theatre. His death was reported by the organization Artists On The Frontline reported on Wednesday, 27th December. Candid images posted on social media showed Ahed in a theatre engaging in some drama training with other young people.

An elderly man named Hajj Ahmed Hassan Abdel-Jawad was reportedly killed amongst others killed and injured in the bombing that hit the Abu Rahma family home. A Facebook page called Al-Maghazi Now reported his death and posted a picture of him from before the incident.

Injured civilians

Referencing the government media office in Gaza, Alghad TV reported that dozens of civilians were also injured as a result of the attack on al-Maghazi camp. A Facebook user Rashed Kabariti also wrote about dozens of injured civilians recovered after the strike on the homes of Musallam, Sisalem, and al-Nawasra Families.

A video shared by Al Jazeera Egypt on Facebook showed rescue efforts and how injured civilians were evacuated from the place of the airstrike. A video posted by Ahmad El Hajj on Twitter/X showed how a group of men were carrying out a body (unclear whether a person was injured or killed) to an ambulance in the darkness. Similarly, Twitter/X user Heba rawashdeh shared images of men carrying a person on a stretcher in the darkness.

The Palestinian Red Crescent published footage from al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, in Deir al-Balah, showing dazed and bloodied children covered in dust. There were also dozens of white body bags.

Alhaya media also shared images of injured children and adults taken by Hani Abourezq for Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda. They featured a girl with a damaged eye and a big scar across her forehead, a small girl with a bandaged head, another small girl with a head injury and an elderly woman covered with dust with a wound on her forehead.

Associated Press journalists at a hospital in Deir al-Balah watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead, including a baby, and other wounded individuals. One bloodied young girl looked stunned while her body was checked for broken bones.

Among the injured was a daughter of Abu Rami Abu al-Ais who shared his story with Al Jazeera. Abu Rami said that he and his family had been sheltering in Maghazi ever since he left his home in the al-Zahra neighbourhood. “We had a home in al-Zahra, which came under attack. After coming here, the house we were staying in was bombed again.”

Aftermath of the strikes and rescue efforts

Al-Maghazi camp is one of the most densely populated refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, hosting many displaced people from Northern Gaza. An article published by Al Jazeera reported that, according to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNWRA), the camp typically housed around 30,000 people but had grown to over 100,000 due to the displacement of residents from the north of the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the campaign.

Describing the aftermath of the strikes, Al Jazeera wrote that residents of the camp returned to their neighbourhood to find only blocks of concrete lying where their homes had stood. “These houses are destroyed. Our house was bombed,” Abu Rami Abu al-Ais commented to Al Jazeera on Monday, December 25th, standing in the debris. Another survivor, who lost several family members in the incident told AP “There’s no safe place in the Gaza Strip.”

Himyar media shared striking images taken for Reuters that showed the widespread destruction of the buildings in the al-Maghazi camp from above.

Abu Rami Abu al-Ais, a displaced person who had been sheltering in al-Maghazi camp, told Al Jazeera that people were still collecting the remains of their friends, neighbours and relatives with their bare hands.

“We found the remains of women and children who were blown up. Their body parts have been scattered over a span of about three blocks,” due to the intensity of the strikes, al-Ais said. “It was a very dark and painful night for Maghazi,” he recalled. “The widespread and sheer destruction is indescribable.”

Al-Ais also added that there were no excavators that could help speed up the process of recovering people from under the blocks of concrete. The lack of much-needed fuel to operate bulldozers and vehicles meant that – just like civil defence teams in Gaza – residents were digging with their bare hands to attempt to recover as many victims from under the rubble as they can.

A number of videos showing the rescue efforts and excavation of dead bodies were shared on social media. A video shared by Twitter/X account @zamanalwsl showed how local residents were searching the rubble for survivors. A very graphic video shared by Twitter/X account @sa12yj showed a dead body of a young man or a teenager found amidst the rubble and being taken away by a group of men. A Facebook video shared by Al Jazeera Palestine captured the rescue efforts and the moment that people see a hand of the victim under the concrete block – but it is not clear whether this person was dead or alive.

Reaction from the Israeli military

In a statement sent to CNN and other media, the Israeli military (the IDF) confirmed that they were responsible for the strikes: “During operations in the Gaza Strip against Hamas terrorist targets, IAF fighter jets struck two targets adjacent to which Hamas operatives were located on December 24, 2023.”

“Before the strikes were carried out, steps were taken by the IDF to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians in the area. A preliminary investigation revealed that additional buildings located near the targets were also hit during the strikes, which likely caused unintended harm to uninvolved civilians,” the IDF said further as reported by CNN on December 28, 2023.

According to the Israeli media outlet Haaretz, on Thursday, December 28, 2023, Kan public broadcaster reported that, according to a Israeli military official, “the type of munition did not match the nature of the attack, so extensive collateral damage was caused – which could have been avoided.”

Associated Press also reported that Eylon Levy, an Israeli government spokesman, told Britain’s Sky News that the wrong munition was used in the strike, leading to “a regrettable mistake.”

CNN reported that IDF had said the strikes would be further investigated by the General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism. The Times of Israel reported that the army “regret(ted) the harm caused to uninvolved civilians and was acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event”.

At the time of publication of this incident, the outcome of the investigation has not been made public.

Name reconciliation

Where possible, names have been reconciled with published Palestinian Ministry of Health lists. With thanks to journalist Alexandre Horn from CheckNews for identifying relevant sources, and Data Tech for Palestine for centralising the datasets. In the process of reconciliation it became clear that the surnames Nasser and al-Nawasrah are used interchangeably and refer to the same family. The civilian casualty list below has recorded the surnames in line with the MoH lists.

Victims

Family members (39)

Samih Ali Nasser سميح علي ناصر ناصر
Adult male killed Matched to MoH ID 900323130
Ahlam Samih Ali Nasser احلام سميح علي ناصر
female Daughter of Samih killed Matched to MoH ID 427135991
Youmna Samih Ali Nasser يمنى سميح علي ناصر
female Daughter of Samih killed Matched to MoH ID 407691096
Basil Samih Ali Nasser باسل سميح علي ناصر
male Son of Samih killed Matched to MoH ID 422243527
Imad Samih Ali Nasser عماد سميح علي ناصر
male Son of Samih killed Matched to MoH ID 402527139
Badr Samih Ali Nasser بدر سميح علي ناصر
male Son of Samih killed Matched to MoH ID 422562306
Son of Samih ابن سميح
male killed
Wife of Samih زوجة سميح
Adult female killed
Rawda Ali Nasser روضة علي ناصر
Adult female Sister of Samih killed
Son of Rawda ابن روضة
male killed
Daughter of Rawda ابنة روضة
female killed
Daughter of Rawda ابنة روضة
female killed
Naima Ali Nasser Al-Zaanin نعيمة علي ناصر الزعانين
Adult female Sister of Samih killed Matched to MoH ID 804675845
Son of Naima ابن نعيمة
male killed
Son of Naima ابن نعيمة
male killed
Son of Naima ابن نعيمة
male killed
Daughter of Naima ابنة نعيمة
female killed
Al Haitham Hani Hassan Nasser الهيثم هاني حسن ناصر
Adult male killed Matched to MoH ID 802756908
Yahya Al Haitham Hani Nasser يحيي الهيثم هاني ناصر
Child male Son of Haitham killed Matched to MoH ID 436853584
Nour Haitham Hani Nasser نور هيثم هاني ناصر
Child female Daughter of Haitham killed Matched to MoH ID 804677988
Ahmed Fouad Abdel Hadi Nasser احمد فؤاد عبد الهادي ناصر
male killed Matched to MoH ID 926713579
Mai Jihad Fouad Nasser مي جهاد فؤاد ناصر
female Niece of Ahmed killed Matched to MoH ID 804676192
Iyad Rafiq Hussein Al-Nawasrah اياد رفيق حسين النواصره
48 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 900973256
Wife of Iyad زوجة اياد
Adult female killed
Child of Iyad الطفل اياد
killed
Child of Iyad الطفل اياد
16 years old killed
Child of Iyad الطفل اياد
18 years old killed
Child of Iyad الطفل اياد
28 years old killed
Musaab Iyad Rafiq Al-Nawasrah مصعب اياد رفيق النواصره
16 years old male Son of Iyad killed Matched to MoH ID 425819489
Muhammad Iyad Rafiq Al-Nawasrah محمد اياد رفيق النواصره
18 years old male Son of Iyad killed Matched to MoH ID 422556985
Maram Iyad Rafiq Al-Nawasrah مرام اياد رفيق النواصره
28 years old female Daughter of Iyad killed Matched to MoH ID 401184684
Alaa Iyad Rafiq Al-Nawasrah الاء اياد رفيق النواصره
25 years old female Daughter of Iyad killed Matched to MoH ID 404670754
Doua Iyad Rafiq Al-Nawasrah دعاء اياد رفيق النواصرة
42 years old female Daughter of Iyad killed Matched to MoH ID 804675842
Muhammad Rafiq Hussein Nasser محمد رفيق حسين ناصر
30 years old male killed
Arafat Muhammad Rafiq Al-Nawasrah عرفات محمد رفيق النواصرة
male Son of Muhammed killed Matched to MoH ID 421093998
Hussein Rafiq Hussein Al-Nawasrah حسين رفيق حسين النواصره
42 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 909092389
Nidal Rafiq Hussein Al-Nawasrah نضال رفيق حسين النواصره
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804781995
Daughter of Nidal ابنة نضال
Child female killed
Ahmed Rafiq Hussein Al-Nawasrah أحمد رفيق حسين النواصره
32 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803527803

Family members (7)

Nidaa Al-Hajj Ahmed نداء الحاج احمد
Adult female killed
Nidaa نداء
Child female daughter of Nidaa killed
Lian ليان
Child female daughter of Nidaa killed
Lana لانا
Child female daughter of Nidaa killed
Rana رنا
Child female daughter of Nidaa killed
Hamada حمادة
Child male son of Nidaa killed
Muhammed محمد
Child male son of Nidaa injured

Individuals

Ahed Iyad Ibrahim Abu Hameda عاهد اياد ابراهيم ابو حامده
25 years old male Drama teacher killed Matched to MoH ID 404634214
Daughter of Abu Rami Abu al-Ais ابنة أبو رامي أبو العيس
Child female injured
Ahmed Hassan Abdel Jawad احمد حسن عبد الجواد
Adult male killed Matched to MoH ID 804675669
Izzeddin Nawasra عز الدين النواصرة
Adult male killed

Key Information

Incident Status
Assessed
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Declared strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
67–106
9–25 Children, 7–14 Women, 10–20 Men
Civilians reported injured
12–24
4 Children

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention Al Maghazi (المغازي). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.427802, 34.382557.

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Military Statements

Israeli Military Assessment
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Israeli Military
Israeli Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Israeli Military Strike Report
During “operations in the Gaza Strip against Hamas terrorist targets, IAF fighter jets struck two targets adjacent to which Hamas operatives were located on December 24, 2023,” the IDF said in a statement sent to CNN. “Before the strikes were carried out, steps were taken by the IDF to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians in the area. A preliminary investigation revealed that additional buildings located near the targets were also hit during the strikes, which likely caused unintended harm to additional uninvolved civilians.”

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At least 70 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Sunday in a new massacre by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A correspondent for Al-Ghad reported that Israeli warplanes bombed several Palestinian homes in the Maghazi camp, resulting in 70 deaths and dozens of injuries. All the wounded were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated, "What is happening in the Maghazi camp is a massacre of a densely populated residential area. So far, 70 people have been killed, and the number is expected to rise due to the gathering of families from various areas." Earlier on Sunday, the Gaza Government Media Office issued a statement reporting that more than 66 Palestinians had been killed and dozens wounded in the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli army in the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip. The statement indicated that four inhabited homes belonging to the Muslim, Sissalem, Nawasra, and Abu Rahma families were bombed. The Government Media Office in Gaza called on all free nations to pressure the criminal occupation to stop the genocidal war being waged by the occupation army against the Palestinian people, including children, women, and civilians. Martyrs of the Maghazi Camp Massacre Martyrs of the Maghazi Camp Massacre Martyrs of the Maghazi Camp Massacre A New War Crime For its part, Hamas stated in a Telegram statement that "the criminal Zionist occupation committed a horrific massacre this evening in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, bombing several homes and killing 68 of our people, according to initial reports. This is a new war crime, an extension of the genocidal war it is waging against children and unarmed civilians." The statement added: "This treacherous and cowardly bombing against those safe in their homes is an attempt to salvage the image of its defeated army, which is supported by the Biden administration, the Zionist entity's primary partner in its crimes and fascist aggression." Martyrs in Khan Younis Bombing Our correspondent reported that a number of injuries arrived at Nasser Hospital following an Israeli bombing in the Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis. Three Palestinians were also martyred when occupation aircraft bombed a group of civilians in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis. Two Palestinians were martyred in a bombing that targeted a group of civilians near the Al-Sunniya Mosque in central Khan Younis. Our correspondent reported that dozens of Palestinians were martyred in an Israeli bombing of the Al-Rafi'i School area and the Namaa Association in Jabalia. Israeli bombardment continues across various parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving dozens dead and wounded. The Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the number of journalists killed has risen to 103 since the start of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7th. Gaza Faces Annihilation The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced today, Sunday, that the death toll from the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th has risen to 20,424 martyrs and 54,036 wounded. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the Israeli occupation continues its bombardment of various areas of the Gaza Strip, leaving dozens dead and wounded. He added that the health system in southern Gaza is in a state of continuous collapse, and that northern Gaza is completely without any health services. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza indicated that 166 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours. The Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the number of journalists killed has risen to 101 since the start of the brutal war on the Gaza Strip. ____________________ Watch | Al-Ghad TV Live Stream

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استشهد ما لا يقل عن 70 فلسطينيا، وأصيب العشرات، اليوم الأحد، خلال مجزرة جديدة لقوات الاحتلال بمخيم المغازي، وسط قطاع غزة. وافاد مراسل «الغد» بأن طائرات الاحتلال قصفت عددا من منازل الفلسطينيين في مخيم المغازي ما أوقع 70 شهيدا وعشرات الجرحى، نقلوا جميعا إلى مستشفى شهداء الأقصى. وقال المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة، الدكتور أشرف القدرة، إن «ما يحدث في مخيم المغازي هو إبادة جماعية لمربع سكني مكتظ، راح ضحيتها حتى اللحظة 70 شهيدا، والعدد مرشح للزيادة نتيجة تجمع عدد من العائلات من أماكن مختلفة». وفي وقت سابق، اليوم الأحد، أعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي بغزة، في بيان، ارتقاء أكثر من 66 شهيدا وعشرات الإصابات في المجزرة التي ارتكبها جيش الاحتلال بمخيم المغازي، وسط قطاع غزة، حيث قصف 4 منازل مأهولة تعود لعائلات مسلم وسيسالم والنواصرة وأبو رحمة. وطالب المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي بغزة كل دول العالم الحر إلى الضغط على الاحتلال المجرم من أجل إيقاف حرب الإبادة الجماعية التي يرتكبها جيش الاحتلال ضد الشعب الفلسطيني وضد الأطفال والنساء والمدنيين. شهداء مجزرة مخيم المغازي شهداء مجزرة مخيم المغازي شهداء مجزرة مخيم المغازي جريمة حرب جديدة من جهتها، قالت حركة حماس، في بيان عبر تليغرام، إن «الاحتلال الصهيوني المجرم ارتكب هذا المساء مجزرة مروعة في مخيم المغازي للاجئين، وسط قطاع غزة، بقصفه منازل عدة، أودت بحياة 68 من أبناء شعبنا في حصيلة أولية، في جريمة حرب جديدة امتدادا لحرب الإبادة التي يرتكبها ضد الأطفال والمدنيين العزَّل». وأضاف البيان: «هذا القصف الغادر والجبان ضد الآمنين في بيوتهم هو محاولة لترميم صورة جيشه المهزوم والمدعوم من إدارة الرئيس بايدن، الشريك الأول للكيان الصهيوني في إجرامه وعدوانه الفاشي». شهداء في قصف على خان يونس وأفاد مراسلنا بوصول عدد من الإصابات إلى مستشفى ناصر جرّاء قصف إسرائيلي في حي الأمل غربي خان يونس. كما استشهد 3 فلسطينيين جراء قصف طائرات الاحتلال مجموعة من المواطنين في عبسان الكبيرة شرقي خان يونس. واستشهد فلسطينيان في قصف مجموعة من المواطنين قرب مسجد السنية وسط خان يونس. وافاد مراسلنا باستشهاد عشرات الفلسطينيين في قصف شنه الاحتلال على منطقة مدرسة الرافعي وجمعية نماء في جباليا البلد. ويتواصل القصف الإسرائيلي على مناطق متفرقة من القطاع مخلفا عشرات الشهداء والجرحى. وأعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي في غزة عن ارتفاع عدد الشهداء الصحفيين إلى 103 منذ بدء العدوان الإسرائيلي المستمر على القطاع، والذي كان قد بدأ في السابع من أكتوبر/ تشرين الأول الماضي. غزة تواجه الإبادة وأعلنت وزارة الصحة في غزة، اليوم الأحد، ارتفاع حصيلة العدوان الإسرائيلي على القطاع منذ السابع من أكتوبر/ تشرين الأول الماضي، إلى 20 ألفا و424 شهيدا، و54 ألفا و36 جريحا. وقال الدكتور أشرف القدرة، المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة، إن الاحتلال يواصل قصفه لمناطق متفرقة من القطاع، مخلفا عشرات الشهداء والجرحى. وأضاف أن المنظومة الصحية في جنوب غزة في انهيار مستمر، كما أن شمال غزة بلا خدمات صحية على الإطلاق. وأشار المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة إلى أن 166 فلسطينيا استشهدوا، خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية. وأعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي في غزة أن عدد الشهداء الصحفيين ارتفع إلى 101 صحفي وصحفية منذ بدء الحرب الوحشية على قطاع غزة. ____________________ شاهد | البث المباشر لقناة الغد
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The Israeli occupation committed a new massacre on Sunday evening in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Government Media Office announced the martyrdom of more than 70 Palestinians and dozens of injuries in the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army in the Maghazi camp, where four inhabited homes belonging to the Muslim, Sissalem, Nawasra, and Abu Rahma families were bombed. The Government Media Office called on all free nations of the world to pressure the occupation to stop the genocidal war being waged by its army against the Palestinian people, including children, women, and civilians. For his part, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, stated that what is happening in the Maghazi camp is the annihilation of an entire residential area. Al-Qudra added that the number of martyrs has reached 70, but the figure is expected to rise as many remain trapped under the rubble. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that there are concentrated attacks targeting the central region. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the military wing of Hamas) launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7th in response to Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories. In response, the Israeli occupation launched a military operation against the Gaza Strip called "Iron Swords," carrying out a series of intense airstrikes on various areas within the Strip. The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of martyrs in the Strip had risen to 20,424, including children and women, with 54,036 injuries, since the start of the aggression against Gaza on October 7th. Meanwhile, the occupation announced the deaths of approximately 1,200 settlers and soldiers, while the Israeli army acknowledged the deaths of 486 officers and soldiers since October 7th.

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ارتكب الاحتلال الإسرائيلي مجزرة جديدة، مساء الأحد، في مخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة. وأعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي، استشهاد أكثر من 70 فلسطينيا وعشرات الإصابات في المجزرة التي ارتكبها جيش الاحتلال "الإسرائيلي" في مخيم المغازي، حيث قصف 4 منازل مأهولة تعود لعائلات مسلم وسيسالم والنواصرة وأبو رحمة. وطالب المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي، كل دول العالم الحر بالضغط على الاحتلال من أجل إيقاف حرب الإبادة الجماعية التي يرتكبها جيشه ضد الشعب الفلسطيني وضد الأطفال والنساء والمدنيين. من جهته قال المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة أشرف القِدرة، إن ما يحدث في مخيم المغازي إبادة لمربع سكني بأكمله. وأضاف القِدرة أن عدد الشهداء وصل إلى 70 لكن الرقم مرشح للزيادة مع وجود كثيرين تحت الأنقاض. وأكد المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة بغزة، أن هناك استهدافات مركزة للمنطقة الوسطى. طوفان الأقصى وأطلقت كتائب القسام (الذراع العسكرية لحركة حماس) عملية طوفان الأقصى في 7 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر، ردا على انتهاكات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة. في المقابل، أطلق الاحتلال الإسرائيلي عملية عسكرية ضد قطاع غزة أطلق عليها "السيوف الحديدية"، وشن سلسلة غارات عنيفة على مناطق عدة في القطاع. وأعلنت وزارة الصحة في غزة ارتفاع عدد الشهداء في القطاع، إلى 20424 شهيدًا بينهم أطفال ونساء و54036 إصابة، منذ بدء العدوان على غزة في السابع من أكتوبر/ تشرين أول الماضي. وفي المقابل، أعلن الاحتلال مقتل نحو 1200 مستوطن وجندي، فيما أقر جيش الاحتلال الإسرائيلي بمقتل 486 ضابطا وجنديا منذ 7 تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر.
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The last two hours of bombing in Maghazi... First: Muslim + Ghubn Second: Al-Nawasra family Third: Abu Hamida family... Abu Ahed Abu Hamida Fourth: Abu Rahma's house... Professor Abu Iyad Abu Rahma More than twenty martyrs so far. And many are still trapped under the rubble in the Al-Nawasra house...

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قصف المغازي اخر ساعتين ... الاولى مسلم + غبن الثانية آل النواصرة الثالثة آل ابو حامدة .. ابو عاهد ابو حامدة الرابعة دار ابو رحمة .. استاذ ابو اياد ابو رحمة اكثر من عشرين شهيد للان وبيت النواصرة يوجد العديد تحت الانقاض ...
Hassan Nasser
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Bombing in Al-Maghazi camp Several members of the family were martyred: Badr Samih Ali Nasser Ahmed Fouad Abdel-Hadi Nasser Arafat Muhammad Rafiq Nasser Nidal Rafiq Hussein Nasser Duaa Iyad Rafiq Nasser There is no power nor strength except with God, the Most High, the Almighty

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قصف في مخيم المغازي ارتقاء عدد من الشهداء من العائلة بدر سميح علي ناصر احمد فؤاد عبد الهادي ناصر عرفات محمد رفيق ناصر نضال رفيق حسين ناصر دعاء اياد رفيق ناصر لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم
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#Watch | A martyred child arrives at Al-Aqsa Hospital as a result of the horrific massacre committed by the Zionist occupation in Al-Maghazi camp, which claimed the lives of more than 70 martyrs, most of them children, women, and the elderly.

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#شاهد| طفل شهيد يصل مستشفى الأقصى جراء المجزرة المروعة التي ارتكبها الاحتلال الصهيوني في مخيم المغازي، وراح ضحيتها أكثر من 70 شهيدًا معظمهم من الأطفال والنساء وكبار السن

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#Watch | From the site of the massacre committed by the occupation in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

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#شاهد| من مكان المجزرة التي ارتكبها الاحتلال في مخيم المغازي وسط القطاع

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#Photos | The bodies of the martyrs who were killed as a result of a brutal Zionist bombing of the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

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#صور| جثامين الشهداء الذين ارتقوا جرّاء قصف صهيوني غاشم على مخيم المغازي وسط القطاع

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#Urgent | Gaza Health Ministry Spokesperson: The number of martyrs has reached 70, but the number is likely to increase as many remain under the rubble.

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#عاجل | المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة بغزة: عدد الشهداء وصل إلى 70 لكن الرقم مرشح للزيادة مع وجود كثيرين تحت الأنقاض
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A massacre was perpetrated against the Nasser family in Al-Maghazi camp, where a large number of the family's sons and daughters were martyred: - Martyr Samih Ali Nasser and all members of his family. - Martyr Rawda Umm Qusay (wife of Maher Al-Shanbari) and her son and daughters. - Martyr Na'ima (wife of the late Jamal Abd Rabbo Al-Za'anin) and her daughter and sons. And the martyrs: - Iyad Rafiq Hussein Nasser and all members of his family. - Muhammad Rafiq Hussein Nasser and all members of his family. - Hussein Rafiq Hussein Nasser and all members of his family. - Nidal Rafiq Hussein Nasser and all members of his family. - Ahmad Fouad Abd Al-Hadi Nasser. - Haitham Hani Hassan Nasser and his son and daughter. We belong to God, and to Him we shall return. May God have mercy on them and forgive them.

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مجزرة بحق عائلة ناصر في مخيم المغازي حيث استشهد عدد كبير من ابناء وبنات العائلة - الشهيد سميح علي ناصر وجميع افراد عائلته. - الشهيدة روضة ام قصي (زوجة ماهر الشنباري) وابنها وبناتها - الشهيدة نعيمة (زوجة المرحوم جمال عبد ربه الزعانين) وبنتها وابناءها والشهداء : - اياد رفيق حسين ناصر وجميع افراد عائلته - محمد رفيق حسين ناصر وجميع ابناء عائلته - حسين رفيق حسين ناصر وجميع افراد عائلته - نضال رفيق حسين ناصر وجميع افراد عائلته - احمد فؤاد عبد الهادي ناصر - هيثم هاني حسن ناصر وابنه وبنته. حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل الى رحمة الله و مغفرته
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Over 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Al Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza. December 24, 2023 More than 70 martyrs as a result of bombing that targeted Al Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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Over 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes in Al Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza. 24.12.23 أكثر من 70 شهيد جراء قصف استهدف مخيم المغازي وسط القطاع

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The bodies of martyrs were recovered from the site of the horrific massacre committed by the occupation forces in #AlMaghazi camp in the central #Gaza Strip. #Palestine #Gaza #GazaNow

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انتشال شــهداء من موقع المجزرة المروعة التي ارتكبها الاحتلال في #مخيم_المغازي وسط #قطاع_غزة #فلسطين #غزة #غزة_الآن

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This is a genocide in Al-Maghazi camp and the whole world is watching. #PalestineNow #AbuUbaida #AlMaghaziCamp

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هذه إبادة جماعية في مخيم المغازي والعالم كله يراقب #فلسطين_الان #أبوعبيدة #مخيم_المغازي

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Dina Nasser
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To God we belong and to Him we shall return. O God, reward us for our loss and replace it with something better. With hearts believing in God's decree and destiny, and with profound sorrow and grief, we mourn our martyrs from the Al Nasser family: my uncle Samih Ali Nasser, his wife, and their five children; my aunt Naeema Ali Nasser and her four children; my aunt Rawda Ali Nasser and her three children; and my cousin Haitham Hani Nasser and his children Yahya and Nour. May God have mercy on them all, forgive them, and grant them spacious gardens in Paradise. We ask God to accept them among the martyrs and the righteous, and to inspire us with patience and solace in their loss until we meet them and our parents in the highest Paradise, O Lord of the Worlds.

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انا لله وانا اليه راجعون اللهم آجرنا في مصيبتنا واخلفنا خيراً منها بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره وببالغ الحزن والأسى ننعي شهدائنا من عائلتي آل ناصر عمي سميح علي ناصر وزوجته وأبنائه الخمسة عمتي نعيمة علي ناصر وأبنائها الأربعة عمتي روضة علي ناصر وأبنائها الثلاثة وابن عمتي هيثم هاني ناصر وأطفاله يحيى ونور رحمهم الله وغفر لهم جميعاً وأسكنهم فسيح جناته ونسأل الله أن يتقبلهم مع الشهداء والصالحين وأن يلهمنا الصبر والسلوان على فراقهم إلى أن نلتقي بهم ووالدينا في الفردوس الأعلى يارب العالمين.
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There is no power nor strength except with God, the Most High, the Almighty. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. A massacre has been perpetrated against our family in Al-Maghazi camp, where a large number of our sons and daughters were martyred: - My cousin, Samih Ali Nasser (Abu Imad), his wife, their three sons, and their two daughters. - My cousin, Rawda Umm Qusay (wife of Maher Al-Shanbari), her son, and her two daughters. - My cousin, Na'ima (wife of the late Jamal Abdul Rabbo Al-Za'anin), her daughter, and her three sons. And our cousins: - Iyad Rafiq Hussein Nasser (Abu Mahdi), his wife, and nine of their children. - Muhammad Rafiq Hussein Nasser (Abu Arab) and all nine members of his family. - Hussein Rafiq Hussein Nasser (Abu Jihad). - Nidal Rafiq Hussein Nasser and his only daughter. - Ahmed Rafiq Hussein Nasser. - Ahmed Fouad Abdul Hadi Nasser (Abu Amin) and his niece, Mai Jihad Fouad Nasser. - Haitham Hani Hassan Nasser (Abu Yahya) and his son and daughter. God is sufficient for me, and He is the best disposer of affairs.

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لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم انا لله وانا اليه راجعون مجزرة بحق عائلتنا في مخيم المغازي حيث استشهد عدد كبير من ابناء وبنات العائلة - ابن خالي سميح علي ناصر (ابو عماد) وزوجته وابناءه الثلاثة وابنتيه. - بنت خالي روضة ام قصي (زوجة ماهر الشنباري) وابنها وابنتيها - بنت خالي نعيمة (زوجة المرحوم جمال عبد ربه الزعانين) وبنتها وابناءها الثلاثة. وابناء العم - اياد رفيق حسين ناصر (ابو مهدي) وزوجته و 9 من ابنائه - محمد رفيق حسين ناصر (ابو عرب) وجميع ابناء عائلته ال 9 - حسين رفيق حسين ناصر (ابو جهاد) - نضال رفيق حسين ناصر وابنته الوحيدة - احمد رفيق حسين ناصر - احمد فؤاد عبد الهادي ناصر (ابو امين)، وابنة اخيه مي جهاد فؤاد ناصر - هيثم هاني حسن ناصر (ابو يحيى) وابنه وابنته. حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل
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Hebarawashdeh4
24 Dec 2023

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The tragedy that befell #AlMaghazi camp in Gaza is an ongoing genocide. #GazaIsBeingGenocided #GazaGenocide

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من الماساة التي حلت ب #مخيم_المغازي في غـ ز ة، ابادة مستمرة #غزة_تُباد #GazaGenocide

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Al-Hawanin Square
25 Dec 2023

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ميدان الحوانين

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Al-Hawanin Square

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Some photos of the martyrs of the Nasser family who were killed in the massacre in Al-Maghazi: Martyr: Ahmed Fouad Nasser Martyr: Haitham Hani Nasser Martyr: Badr Samih Nasser

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بعض من صور شoداء آل ناصر الذين ارتقو في مجزرة في المغازي الشoيد : أحمد فؤاد ناصر الشoيد: هيثم هاني ناصر الشoيد: بدر سميح ناصر

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Beit Hanoun city
25 Dec 2023

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مدينة بيت حانون

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Beit Hanoun city

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#Palestinian_Moons Martyr: Samih Ali Nasser

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#اقمار_فلسطين الش&يد: سميح علي ناصر

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Generations Sport
25 Dec 2023

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لمة الأجيال سبورت

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Generations Sport

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Martyr Ahmed Fouad Nasser Abu Al-Amin, may God have mercy on him Martyr Badr Samih Ali Nasser, may God have mercy on him

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الشه،يد / أحمد فؤاد ناصر أبوالأمين رحمه الله الشه،يد / بدر سميح علي ناصر رحمه الله

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Moaz S. Ismail
25 Dec 2023

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The martyrs of Al-Maghazi camp last night numbered 100. Unfortunately, the camera lens couldn't capture the full picture. We will try again in another massacre!

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شهد.اء مخيم المغازي في ليل أمس ١٠٠ شهيد للأسف عدسة الكاميرا لم تستطع أخذ الصورة بشكل كامل سنحاول في مجزرة أخرى!

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Awda Health and Community Association
25 Dec 2023

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جمعية العودة الصحية والمجتمعية - Awda

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Awda Health and Community Association

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Joining the ranks of martyrs and heroes of the Return is our colleague and martyr, nurse Rawda Nasser, who worked at the Al-Awda Health and Community Center in Beit Hanoun. She was killed in a bombing in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 24, 2023. May God have mercy on our martyrs, who are more honorable than all of us. Freedom for our brave prisoners. Healing for our wounded. Victory for Palestine. #Freeahmedmuhanna #freeawdastaff Paz con Dignidad

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انضم إلى قافلة شهداء وأقمار العودة زميلتنا وشهيدتنا الممرضة/ روضة ناصر، التي تعمل في مركز العودة الصحي والمجتمعي- بيت حانون، إثر قصف في مخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة بتاريخ 24 ديسمبر 2023. للشهداء الأكرم منا جميعًا .. ألف رحمة لأسرانا البواسل .. الحرية والشفاء لجرحانا .. والنصر لفلسطين #Freeahmedmuhanna #freeawdastaff Paz con Dignidad

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Himyar
25 Dec 2023

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حِميَر

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Himyar

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Aerial footage documents the extent of the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes on the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. #HumeirPlatform Humeir Photo credit: Reuters

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لقطات من الأعلى توثق حجم الدمار الذي خلفته الغارات الإسرائيلية على مخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة. #منصة_حمير حِميَر مصدر الصور: رويترز

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New Life - alhaya.ps
24 Dec 2023

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الحياة الجديدة - alhaya.ps

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New Life - alhaya.ps

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Photos of those injured in al-Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli airstrikes targeted several homes in the camp. Photography: Hani Abu Rizq / Al-Hayat Al-Jadida

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صور لمصابين من مخيم المغازي بعد استهداف القصف الإسرائيلي لعدد من المنازل في المخيم . تصوير: هاني أبورزق / الحياة الجديدة

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ShehabAgency
24 Dec 2023

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#Watch | A father carries his severely injured daughter, searching for an ambulance after the occupation targeted the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

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#شاهد| أب يحمل طفلته المُصابة بجراح بالغة، بحثًا عن مركبة إسعاف بعد استهداف الاحتلال لمخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة

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ShehabAgency
24 Dec 2023

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#Watch | A child hugs an infant and tries to comfort him after they survived the massacre at Al-Maghazi camp, which claimed the lives of dozens of martyrs.

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#شاهد| طفل يحتضن رضيعًا ويحاول طمأنته بعد نجاتهما من مجزرة مخيم المغازي التي راح ضحيتها عشرات الشهداء

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ShehabAgency
24 Dec 2023

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#Video | Large numbers of martyrs in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Hospital, as a result of the recent bombing carried out by the Zionist occupation against several families in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

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#فيديو| أعداد كبيرة من الشهداء في ساحة مستشفى الأقصى، جراء القصف الأخير الذي ارتكبه الاحتلال الصهيوني بحق عدة عائلات في مخيم المغازي وسط القطاع

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ShehabAgency
24 Dec 2023

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#Statement | The Popular Front: "The horrific Zionist massacre against innocent people in Al-Maghazi camp is a display of the Zionist crime machine on the bodies of children, women and the elderly, and the bombing of the homes of the innocent, at a time when it is running away from blow after blow at the hands of our brave resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip."

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#تصريح | الجبهة الشعبيّة: "المجزرة الصهيونيّة المروّعة بحق الأبرياء في مخيم المغازي، هي استعراض لآلة الإجرام الصهيونية على أجساد الأطفال والنساء والشيوخ وقصف لبيوت الآمنين في الوقت الذي يهرب فيه من الضربات تلو الضربات على يد مقاومينا البواسل في قطاع غزّة".
ShehabAgency
24 Dec 2023

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#Video | Attempts to rescue the wounded from under the rubble following the massacre committed by the occupation in Al-Maghazi camp

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#فيديو | محاولات انتشال الجرحى من تحت الأنقاض جراء المجزرة التي ارتكبها الاحتلال في مخيم المغازي

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ShehabAgency
24 Dec 2023

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#Video | A boy is rescued from under the rubble of his destroyed home in the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip, following the Zionist massacre that has claimed the lives of nearly 70 martyrs so far.

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#فيديو | إنقاذ فتىً من تحت ركام منزله المدمر في مخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة جرّاء المجزرة الصهيونية التي راح ضحيتها ما يقارب 70 شهيدًا حتى هذه اللحظة

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Mahmoud Abd Elaziz Ata
24 Dec 2023

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Mahmoud Abd Elaziz Ata

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A triple airstrike using tons of explosives by Israeli occupation forces targeted a residential area in the Maghazi refugee camp, inhabited by the families of Sissalem, Muslim, and Nawajra. Initial reports indicate 66 martyrs and dozens of injuries.

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غارة جوية ثلاثية بأطنان من المتفجرات من قبل طائرات الاحتلال الاسرائيلي على مريع سكني في مخيم المغازي، لأهالي سيسالم، مسلم و النواجرة. من حصيلة أولية فقط! ارتقاء ٦٦ شهيداً و عشرات من الإصابات.
ElMaghazi New
24 Dec 2023

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المغازي نيو - ElMaghazi New

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ElMaghazi New

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A house belonging to the Abu Hamda and Sissalem families in the Baraka al-Waz area of the Maghazi camp was targeted, and there are reports of injuries.

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است»» داف منزل يعود لعائلة ابو حامده و سيسالم بمنطقة بركة الوز بمخيم المغازي وانباء عن اقمار واصـ ابات
Hammam Hamdan
24 Dec 2023

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همام حمدان

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Hammam Hamdan

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A house belonging to the Sissalem family in the Baraka al-Waz area of the Maghazi camp was targeted, resulting in martyrs and injuries at the scene.

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استد..هداف منزل يعود لعائلة سيسالم بمنطقة بركة الوز بمخيم المغازي ووقوع شهد..اء واصا.بات بالمكان
Echo of Al-Maghazi Camp
24 Dec 2023

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صدى مخيم المغازي

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Echo of Al-Maghazi Camp

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A house belonging to the Sissalem family in the Baraka al-Waz area of the Maghazi camp was targeted, resulting in casualties. Martyrs and injuries were reported at the scene.

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است هداف منزل يعود لعائلة سيسالم بمنطقة بركة الوز بمخيم المغازي ووقوع ش هداء واصا بات بالمكان
Echo of Al-Maghazi Camp
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صدى مخيم المغازي

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Echo of Al-Maghazi Camp

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The house was targeted. The target belonged to the Abu Ahed Abu Hamda family. The house of the Si Salem family in the Maghazi camp was also destroyed along with it. Martyrs and injuries were present at the scene.

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المنزل المست هدف يعود لعائلة ابو عاهد ابو حامدة وقت تد مر ايضا معه منزل عائلة السي سالم بمخيم المغازي ووجود ش هداء واصا بات بالمكان
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Echo of Al-Maghazi Camp
24 Dec 2023

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صدى مخيم المغازي

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Echo of Al-Maghazi Camp

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The house was targeted. The target belonged to the Abu Ahed Abu Hamda family. The house of the Si Salem family in the Maghazi camp was also destroyed along with it. Martyrs and injuries were present at the scene.

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المنزل المست هدف يعود لعائلة ابو عاهد ابو حامدة وقت تد مر ايضا معه منزل عائلة السي سالم بمخيم المغازي ووجود ش هداء واصا بات بالمكان
Muhammad Ghannam Abu Al-Mu'ayyad
24 Dec 2023

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محمد غنام ابو المؤيد

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Muhammad Ghannam Abu Al-Mu'ayyad

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The last two hours of bombing in Maghazi... First: Muslim + Ghubn Second: Al-Nawasra family Third: Abu Hamida family... Abu Ahed Abu Hamida Fourth: Abu Rahma's house... Professor Abu Iyad Abu Rahma More than twenty martyrs so far. And many are still trapped under the rubble in the Al-Nawasra house...

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قصف المغازي اخر ساعتين ... الاولى مسلم + غبن الثانية آل النواصرة الثالثة آل ابو حامدة .. ابو عاهد ابو حامدة الرابعة دار ابو رحمة .. استاذ ابو اياد ابو رحمة اكثر من عشرين شهيد للان وبيت النواصرة يوجد العديد تحت الانقاض ...
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Main objectives
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المغازي الرئيسية

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We extend our deepest condolences to our brother and cousin, Ibrahim Al-Hajj Yousef, from Al-Maghazi camp, on the martyrdom of his wife, Nidaa Al-Hajj Ahmed, and their five children: Nidaa, Lian, Lana, Rana, and Hamada, who is six months old. His eldest son, Muhammad, was injured; we pray for his safety. They were targeted in the Abu Hamda family home in Al-Maghazi camp. The bodies of the children and their mother have not yet been recovered. May God grant you patience and solace.

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نعزي الاخ وابن خالتي ابراهيم الحاج يوسف ابن مخيم المغازي باستشhاد زوجته نداء الحاج احمد وابنائه الخمسة الاطفال نداء وليان ولانا ورنا وحمادة الذي يبلغ من العمر ٦ شهور واصا،بة ابنه الكبير محمد نتمنى السلامة له تم استhدافهم في بيت عائلة ابو حامدة في مخيم المغازي ولحتى اللحظة لم يتم انتشال جثا،،مين الاطفال وزوجته عظم الله اجرك

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The Palestinian Ministry of Culture
25 Dec 2023

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وزارة الثقافة الفلسطينية The Palestinian Ministry of Culture

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The Palestinian Ministry of Culture

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The artist Ahed Abu Hamda (24 years old) was martyred in the Maghazi massacre in the central Gaza Strip. Ahed was a talented artist, playwright, and drama instructor who worked at the Days of Theatre Foundation in Gaza City. May God have mercy on our martyrs and grant them paradise.

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استشهاد الفنان عاهد ابو حامدة (٢٤ عاماً) في مجزرة المغازي وسط قطاع غزة، عاهد فنان ومسرحي ومدرب الدراما المبدع والذي يعمل في مؤسسة ايام المسرح في مدينة غزة. رحم الله شهداءنا واسكنهم فسيح جناته

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Theatre Day Productions
25 Dec 2023

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Theatre Day Productions أيام المسرح

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Theatre Day Productions

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Our colleague, the artist Ahed Abu Hamda, was martyred in the Al-Maghazi massacre in the central Gaza Strip. Ahed was a talented actor, playwright, and drama teacher who worked at Theatre Day Productions. May God have mercy on all our martyrs. Ahed Abu Hamda A talented young man, actor, and drama teacher at Theatre Day Productions was martyred yesterday in a massacre in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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استشهاد زميلنا الفنان عاهد ابو حامدة في مجزرة المغازي وسط قطاع غزة، عاهد فنان ومسرحي ومدرس الدراما المبدع والذي يعمل في مؤسسة ايام المسرح. ربنا يرحم جميع شهداءنا. Ahed Abu Hamda A talented young man, actor and a drama teacher at Theatre Day Productions أيام المسرح was martyred yesterday in a massacre in Al Maghazi camp in the middle area.

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No M Damo
25 Dec 2023

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Alaa M Damo

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No M Damo

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In moments of profound sorrow, we mourn the loss of our dear colleague, the talented artist Ahed Abu Hamda, who was tragically killed by the Zionist occupation in the Maghazi massacre. Ahed Abu Hamda, a distinguished actor and innovative drama teacher, leaves behind a legacy of significant contributions to enriching the cultural and artistic landscape of Gaza. His passing is an irreplaceable loss of a creative force. May God have mercy on him and grant him peace. Nermin Fattouh

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في لحظات الحزن العميق، ننعى زميلنا الطيب الفنان عاهد أبو حامدة، الذي قتله الاحتلال الصهيوني في مجزرة المغازي. عاهد أبو حامدة، الممثل الراقي ومدرس الدراما المبدع، خسرنا به فناناً له إسهامات كبيرة في إثراء المشهد الثقافي والفني في غزة. رحيله يعد فقدانًا لجوهر إبداعي لا يُعوض، الله يرحمك ويحسن إليك يا صديقنا. In the depths of profound grief, we lament the loss of our esteemed colleague, the talented artist Ahed Abu Hamda, whose life was tragically taken by the Zionist occupation in the Maghazi massacre. Ahed Abu Hamda, a distinguished actor and innovative drama teacher, leaves behind a legacy of substantial contributions to enriching the cultural and artistic scene in Gaza. His loss constitutes an irreplaceable void that cannot be filled. May God's mercy and benevolence be upon you. Nermin Fattouh

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ABKt198990
24 Dec 2023

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24 Dec 2023

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#Urgent A house belonging to the Ghabban family was targeted in a Zionist airstrike, and a house belonging to the Muslim family was destroyed north of the Maghazi camp. Injuries were reported from the scene.

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#عاجل استهداف منزل لآل غبن بغارة صهيونية ودمار بمنزل لال مسلم شمال مخيم المغازي و نقل إصابات من المكان.
Atef Al-Najjar
24 Dec 2023

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عاطف النجار

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Atef Al-Najjar

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#Urgent | An Israeli airstrike targeted the home of the Ghabban family and destroyed the home of the Muslim family north of Al-Maghazi camp; injuries were reported from the scene.

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#عاجل | استهداف منزل لعائلة غبن بغارة إسرائيلية ودمار بمنزل لعائلة مسلم شمال مخيم المغازي ونقل إصابات من المكان
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A house belonging to a Muslim family near the high school in Al-Maghazi camp was targeted, and there were injuries.

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اس تهداف منزل يعود لعائلة مسلم بجوار مدرسة الثانوية بمخيم المغازي ووجود اصا بات
Mahmoud Abu Zanada Media Platform
24 Dec 2023

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Mahmoud Abu Zanada Media Platform

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#Update: Two houses belonging to the Ghabn and Muslim families targeted north of Al-Maghazi camp; injuries were reported from the scene.

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#تحديث استهداف منزلين لآل غبن ومسلم شمال مخيم المغازي و نقل إصابات من المكان
Muhammad Ghannam Abu Al-Mu'ayyad
24 Dec 2023

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Muhammad Ghannam Abu Al-Mu'ayyad

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The last two hours of bombing in Maghazi... First: Muslim + Ghubn Second: Al-Nawasra family Third: Abu Hamida family... Abu Ahed Abu Hamida Fourth: Abu Rahma's house... Professor Abu Iyad Abu Rahma More than twenty martyrs so far. And many are still trapped under the rubble in the Al-Nawasra house...

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قصف المغازي اخر ساعتين ... الاولى مسلم + غبن الثانية آل النواصرة الثالثة آل ابو حامدة .. ابو عاهد ابو حامدة الرابعة دار ابو رحمة .. استاذ ابو اياد ابو رحمة اكثر من عشرين شهيد للان وبيت النواصرة يوجد العديد تحت الانقاض ...
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Raya FM
24 Dec 2023

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#Urgent | Two Palestinians killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the home of the Abu Rahma family near the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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#عاجل| ارتقاء فلسطينيين وإصابات بقصف الاحتـ.لال منزلاً لعائلة أبو رحمة قرب مسجد أبو بكر الصديق بمخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة.

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24 Dec 2023

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Palestine Live

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Urgent | Press coverage: "Palestinians killed and injured; as occupation aircraft targeted the home of the Abu Rahma family near the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in Al-Maghazi camp, in the central Gaza Strip."

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عاجل| تغطية صحفية: "ارتقاء فلسطينيين وإصابات؛ باستهداف طائرات الاحـــتـلال منزلاً لعائلة أبو رحمة قرب مسجد أبو بكر الصديق بمخيم المغازي، وسط قطاع غزة".
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Ziad Faour
24 Dec 2023

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Urgent Martyrs and injuries in the occupation's bombing of the Abu Rahma family home near the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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عاجل ششششههههداء وإصابات بقصف الاحتلال منزلاً لعائلة أبو رحمة قرب مسجد أبو بكر الصديق بمخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة.
Sawa News Agency
24 Dec 2023

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Sawa News Agency

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#Press_Coverage - Martyrs and injuries at the home of Abu Iyad Abu Rahma behind the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

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#تغطية_صحفية - شهداء وإصابات في منزل أبو إياد أبو رحمة خلف مسجد أبو بكر الصديق بمخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة
Aboud Aboud
24 Dec 2023

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عبود عبود

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Aboud Aboud

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#Urgent The house of Abu Iyad Abu Rahma, located behind the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in Al-Maghazi camp, was targeted. There are reports of martyrs and injuries.

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#عاجـــــــــــــل استهداف منزل ابو اياد ابو رحمة خلف جامع ابو بكر الصديق بمخيم المغازي ووجود شh داء واصابات
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24 Dec 2023

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#Urgent | Martyrs and injuries in a house targeted against the Abu Iyad Abu Rahma family behind the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip

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#عاجل | شهداء وإصابات في منزل استهدف عائلة أبو إياد أبو رحمة خلف مسجد أبو بكر الصديق بمخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة
Al-Maghazi now
25 Dec 2023

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Hajj Ahmed Hassan Abdul Jawad was killed in a bombing of Abu Rahma's house in Al-Maghazi camp.

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ار،تقاء الحاج احمد حسن عبدالجواد في قص،ف لمنزل ابو رحمة في مخيم المغازي

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At least 70 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Sunday in a new massacre by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A correspondent for Al-Ghad reported that Israeli warplanes bombed several Palestinian homes in the Maghazi camp, resulting in 70 deaths and dozens of injuries. All the wounded were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated, "What is happening in the Maghazi camp is a massacre of a densely populated residential area. So far, 70 people have been killed, and the number is expected to rise due to the gathering of families from various areas." Earlier on Sunday, the Gaza Government Media Office issued a statement reporting that more than 66 Palestinians had been killed and dozens wounded in the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli army in the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip. The statement indicated that four inhabited homes belonging to the Muslim, Sissalem, Nawasra, and Abu Rahma families were bombed. The Government Media Office in Gaza called on all free nations to pressure the criminal occupation to stop the genocidal war being waged by the occupation army against the Palestinian people, including children, women, and civilians. Martyrs of the Maghazi Camp Massacre Martyrs of the Maghazi Camp Massacre Martyrs of the Maghazi Camp Massacre A New War Crime For its part, Hamas stated in a Telegram statement that "the criminal Zionist occupation committed a horrific massacre this evening in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, bombing several homes and killing 68 of our people, according to initial reports. This is a new war crime, an extension of the genocidal war it is waging against children and unarmed civilians." The statement added: "This treacherous and cowardly bombing against those safe in their homes is an attempt to salvage the image of its defeated army, which is supported by the Biden administration, the Zionist entity's primary partner in its crimes and fascist aggression." Martyrs in Khan Younis Bombing Our correspondent reported that a number of injuries arrived at Nasser Hospital following an Israeli bombing in the Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis. Three Palestinians were also martyred when occupation aircraft bombed a group of civilians in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis. Two Palestinians were martyred in a bombing that targeted a group of civilians near the Al-Sunniya Mosque in central Khan Younis. Our correspondent reported that dozens of Palestinians were martyred in an Israeli bombing of the Al-Rafi'i School area and the Namaa Association in Jabalia. Israeli bombardment continues across various parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving dozens dead and wounded. The Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the number of journalists killed has risen to 103 since the start of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7th. Gaza Faces Annihilation The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced today, Sunday, that the death toll from the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th has risen to 20,424 martyrs and 54,036 wounded. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the Israeli occupation continues its bombardment of various areas of the Gaza Strip, leaving dozens dead and wounded. He added that the health system in southern Gaza is in a state of continuous collapse, and that northern Gaza is completely without any health services. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza indicated that 166 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours. The Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the number of journalists killed has risen to 101 since the start of the brutal war on the Gaza Strip. ____________________ Watch | Al-Ghad TV Live Stream

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استشهد ما لا يقل عن 70 فلسطينيا، وأصيب العشرات، اليوم الأحد، خلال مجزرة جديدة لقوات الاحتلال بمخيم المغازي، وسط قطاع غزة. وافاد مراسل «الغد» بأن طائرات الاحتلال قصفت عددا من منازل الفلسطينيين في مخيم المغازي ما أوقع 70 شهيدا وعشرات الجرحى، نقلوا جميعا إلى مستشفى شهداء الأقصى. وقال المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة، الدكتور أشرف القدرة، إن «ما يحدث في مخيم المغازي هو إبادة جماعية لمربع سكني مكتظ، راح ضحيتها حتى اللحظة 70 شهيدا، والعدد مرشح للزيادة نتيجة تجمع عدد من العائلات من أماكن مختلفة». وفي وقت سابق، اليوم الأحد، أعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي بغزة، في بيان، ارتقاء أكثر من 66 شهيدا وعشرات الإصابات في المجزرة التي ارتكبها جيش الاحتلال بمخيم المغازي، وسط قطاع غزة، حيث قصف 4 منازل مأهولة تعود لعائلات مسلم وسيسالم والنواصرة وأبو رحمة. وطالب المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي بغزة كل دول العالم الحر إلى الضغط على الاحتلال المجرم من أجل إيقاف حرب الإبادة الجماعية التي يرتكبها جيش الاحتلال ضد الشعب الفلسطيني وضد الأطفال والنساء والمدنيين. شهداء مجزرة مخيم المغازي شهداء مجزرة مخيم المغازي شهداء مجزرة مخيم المغازي جريمة حرب جديدة من جهتها، قالت حركة حماس، في بيان عبر تليغرام، إن «الاحتلال الصهيوني المجرم ارتكب هذا المساء مجزرة مروعة في مخيم المغازي للاجئين، وسط قطاع غزة، بقصفه منازل عدة، أودت بحياة 68 من أبناء شعبنا في حصيلة أولية، في جريمة حرب جديدة امتدادا لحرب الإبادة التي يرتكبها ضد الأطفال والمدنيين العزَّل». وأضاف البيان: «هذا القصف الغادر والجبان ضد الآمنين في بيوتهم هو محاولة لترميم صورة جيشه المهزوم والمدعوم من إدارة الرئيس بايدن، الشريك الأول للكيان الصهيوني في إجرامه وعدوانه الفاشي». شهداء في قصف على خان يونس وأفاد مراسلنا بوصول عدد من الإصابات إلى مستشفى ناصر جرّاء قصف إسرائيلي في حي الأمل غربي خان يونس. كما استشهد 3 فلسطينيين جراء قصف طائرات الاحتلال مجموعة من المواطنين في عبسان الكبيرة شرقي خان يونس. واستشهد فلسطينيان في قصف مجموعة من المواطنين قرب مسجد السنية وسط خان يونس. وافاد مراسلنا باستشهاد عشرات الفلسطينيين في قصف شنه الاحتلال على منطقة مدرسة الرافعي وجمعية نماء في جباليا البلد. ويتواصل القصف الإسرائيلي على مناطق متفرقة من القطاع مخلفا عشرات الشهداء والجرحى. وأعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي في غزة عن ارتفاع عدد الشهداء الصحفيين إلى 103 منذ بدء العدوان الإسرائيلي المستمر على القطاع، والذي كان قد بدأ في السابع من أكتوبر/ تشرين الأول الماضي. غزة تواجه الإبادة وأعلنت وزارة الصحة في غزة، اليوم الأحد، ارتفاع حصيلة العدوان الإسرائيلي على القطاع منذ السابع من أكتوبر/ تشرين الأول الماضي، إلى 20 ألفا و424 شهيدا، و54 ألفا و36 جريحا. وقال الدكتور أشرف القدرة، المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة، إن الاحتلال يواصل قصفه لمناطق متفرقة من القطاع، مخلفا عشرات الشهداء والجرحى. وأضاف أن المنظومة الصحية في جنوب غزة في انهيار مستمر، كما أن شمال غزة بلا خدمات صحية على الإطلاق. وأشار المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة إلى أن 166 فلسطينيا استشهدوا، خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية. وأعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي في غزة أن عدد الشهداء الصحفيين ارتفع إلى 101 صحفي وصحفية منذ بدء الحرب الوحشية على قطاع غزة. ____________________ شاهد | البث المباشر لقناة الغد
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The Israeli occupation committed a new massacre on Sunday evening in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Government Media Office announced the martyrdom of more than 70 Palestinians and dozens of injuries in the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army in the Maghazi camp, where four inhabited homes belonging to the Muslim, Sissalem, Nawasra, and Abu Rahma families were bombed. The Government Media Office called on all free nations of the world to pressure the occupation to stop the genocidal war being waged by its army against the Palestinian people, including children, women, and civilians. For his part, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, stated that what is happening in the Maghazi camp is the annihilation of an entire residential area. Al-Qudra added that the number of martyrs has reached 70, but the figure is expected to rise as many remain trapped under the rubble. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that there are concentrated attacks targeting the central region. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the military wing of Hamas) launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7th in response to Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories. In response, the Israeli occupation launched a military operation against the Gaza Strip called "Iron Swords," carrying out a series of intense airstrikes on various areas within the Strip. The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of martyrs in the Strip had risen to 20,424, including children and women, with 54,036 injuries, since the start of the aggression against Gaza on October 7th. Meanwhile, the occupation announced the deaths of approximately 1,200 settlers and soldiers, while the Israeli army acknowledged the deaths of 486 officers and soldiers since October 7th.

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ارتكب الاحتلال الإسرائيلي مجزرة جديدة، مساء الأحد، في مخيم المغازي وسط قطاع غزة. وأعلن المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي، استشهاد أكثر من 70 فلسطينيا وعشرات الإصابات في المجزرة التي ارتكبها جيش الاحتلال "الإسرائيلي" في مخيم المغازي، حيث قصف 4 منازل مأهولة تعود لعائلات مسلم وسيسالم والنواصرة وأبو رحمة. وطالب المكتب الإعلامي الحكومي، كل دول العالم الحر بالضغط على الاحتلال من أجل إيقاف حرب الإبادة الجماعية التي يرتكبها جيشه ضد الشعب الفلسطيني وضد الأطفال والنساء والمدنيين. من جهته قال المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة في غزة أشرف القِدرة، إن ما يحدث في مخيم المغازي إبادة لمربع سكني بأكمله. وأضاف القِدرة أن عدد الشهداء وصل إلى 70 لكن الرقم مرشح للزيادة مع وجود كثيرين تحت الأنقاض. وأكد المتحدث باسم وزارة الصحة بغزة، أن هناك استهدافات مركزة للمنطقة الوسطى. طوفان الأقصى وأطلقت كتائب القسام (الذراع العسكرية لحركة حماس) عملية طوفان الأقصى في 7 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر، ردا على انتهاكات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة. في المقابل، أطلق الاحتلال الإسرائيلي عملية عسكرية ضد قطاع غزة أطلق عليها "السيوف الحديدية"، وشن سلسلة غارات عنيفة على مناطق عدة في القطاع. وأعلنت وزارة الصحة في غزة ارتفاع عدد الشهداء في القطاع، إلى 20424 شهيدًا بينهم أطفال ونساء و54036 إصابة، منذ بدء العدوان على غزة في السابع من أكتوبر/ تشرين أول الماضي. وفي المقابل، أعلن الاحتلال مقتل نحو 1200 مستوطن وجندي، فيما أقر جيش الاحتلال الإسرائيلي بمقتل 486 ضابطا وجنديا منذ 7 تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر.
Hani Alshaer
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#Urgent | A number of citizens were killed and others injured in an Israeli bombing of the Al-Nawasra family home in Al-Maghazi.

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#عاجل | ارتقاء عدد من المواطنين وإصابة آخرين بقصف إسرائيلي لمنزل لآل النواصرة في المغازي.
Hammam Hamdan
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Hammam Hamdan

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Urgent: Martyrs and wounded in the bombing of a house belonging to the Al-Nawasra family in Al-Maghazi camp.

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عاجـــــــــــــل شهد.اء وجر..حى في قص..ف منزل يعود لآل النواصرة في مخيم المغازي
ElMaghazi New
24 Dec 2023

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ElMaghazi New

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A house belonging to the Nawasra family in the Barakat al-Waz area of the Maghazi camp was targeted, and injuries were reported.

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است@داف منزل يعود لعائلة النواصرة بمنطقة بركة الوز بمخيم المغازي ووقوع اقمار إصـ ابات
Amal Abu Ghayad
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The number of satellites fired from the camp has risen to more than 16 in recent attacks. A house belonging to the Nawasra family in the Barakat al-Waz area of al-Maghazi camp was targeted, and satellites were hit.

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ارتفاع في عدد الاقمار من المخيم لحد الان اكتر 16 في الاست@دافات الاخيرة است@داف منزل يعود لعائلة النواصرة بمنطقة بركة الوز بمخيم المغازي ووقوع اقمار إصـ ابات
Muhammad Ghannam Abu Al-Mu'ayyad
24 Dec 2023

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محمد غنام ابو المؤيد

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Muhammad Ghannam Abu Al-Mu'ayyad

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The last two hours of bombing in Maghazi... First: Muslim + Ghubn Second: Al-Nawasra family Third: Abu Hamida family... Abu Ahed Abu Hamida Fourth: Abu Rahma's house... Professor Abu Iyad Abu Rahma More than twenty martyrs so far. And many are still trapped under the rubble in the Al-Nawasra house...

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قصف المغازي اخر ساعتين ... الاولى مسلم + غبن الثانية آل النواصرة الثالثة آل ابو حامدة .. ابو عاهد ابو حامدة الرابعة دار ابو رحمة .. استاذ ابو اياد ابو رحمة اكثر من عشرين شهيد للان وبيت النواصرة يوجد العديد تحت الانقاض ...
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Jack Khoury, DPA
29 Dec 2023

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Current sectionIsrael NewsThe airstrike on the camp in the central Gaza Strip killed dozens of people, including children, amid severe damage to nearby buildings. IDF says it 'regrets the injury to those not involved'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: 8Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeA preliminary investigation by the Israeli army following an airstrike this week on a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip revealed that the bombing damaged buildings that were not targets, resulting in civilian casualties.The airstrike on the Maghazi refugee camp killed dozens of people, including children.According to the Israel Defense Forces, the strike will be investigated by a special committee responsible for probing exceptional incidents that occur during combat. "The IDF regrets the injury to those not involved, and is working to learn lessons from the incident," the army said.On the night between Sunday and Monday, fighter jets struck two nearby targets in the refugee camp, according to the army, where several Hamas operatives were located. "Prior to the attack, steps were taken to reduce harm to non-involved civilians," it added.On Thursday, a spokesman for the military said fighter jets had "struck two targets adjacent to where Hamas operatives were located on December 24.""Before the strikes were carried out, steps were taken by the IDF to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians in the area," he continued. "A preliminary investigation revealed that additional buildings located near the targets were also hit during the strikes, which likely caused unintended harm to uninvolved civilians."The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reported that 70 people were killed as a result, but the death toll rose after more bodies were recovered from the rubble.The United Nations said 86 people were killed in the attack, while the Associated Press reported that 106 people died, citing medical documents that they obtained.Despite the Israeli army's claim that actions were taken to reduce harm to civilians prior to the bombing, Kan public broadcaster reported on Thursday that, according to a military source, "The type of munition did not match the nature of the attack, so extensive collateral damage was caused – which could have been avoided."Last week, the New York Times published an investigation revealing that the IDF dropped 2,000 pound bombs in southern Gaza, in areas designated as civilian safe zones.According to the UN, more than 33,000 people live in the Maghazi refugee camp, which covers 0.6 square kilometers (0.2 square miles). On the morning of the attack, it was reported in Gaza that ambulances had difficulty reaching the area that was bombed due to the heavy damage caused to major roads as a result of air force strikes.That same day, the Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a "massacre in a dense residential area." The IDF said at the time that the incident was being investigated.Click the alert icon to follow topics:In the NewsNew Model of Urbanization Upends Paradigm of Mayan CollapseLeader of Israel-backed Gaza Militia Killed in Clashes, Security Source SaysNetanyahu Says He Will Look for Palestinians 'Fighting Hamas' to Take Control of GazaNine of 11 Measles-related Deaths Happened Within a One-kilometer Radius in JerusalemGermany Starts Setting Up Israeli Arrow 3 Missile Defense SystemICYMIAnalysisAnalysisThe Ultra-hawkish Right and anti-Zionist Left Have Drowned the American Jewish MajorityRaised in the Heart of the Settler Right, They're Determined to Revive Israel's LeftAnalysisAnalysisIsrael's Right Wing Bet the Country's Future on U.S. Christian Nationalists. It BackfiredHe Takes Killer Dogs, and Teaches Them to Love AgainWhy Did So Many Jews Vote for Mamdani?At a Secret Harvard Site, a Massive Archive of Israeliana Is Kept – in Case Israel Falls
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The Gaza Strip is facing some of the deadliest fighting to date in the present war as Israel expands its offensive just days after the UN security council passed a resolution calling for more aid and urgent steps for a sustainable ceasefire.More than 100 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes late on Sunday in the centre of the besieged Palestinian territory, including at least 70 in bombings that hit a residential block in the Maghazi refugee camp near Deir al-Balah, health officials in Gaza said.Deir al-Balah was also hit overnight despite previously being identified by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as an “evacuation zone” for Palestinians fleeing the fighting.The Palestinian Red Crescent published footage from al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, in Deir al-Balah, showing dazed and bloodied children covered in rubble dust. There were also dozens of white body bags.At the scene of the attack on Maghazi, people screamed and shouted in the dark as they tried to dig for survivors from the collapsed buildings.“We were all targeted,” Ahmad Turkomani, who lost several family members, including his daughter and grandson, told the Associated Press. “There is no safe place in Gaza anyway.”The Israeli military said it was reviewing the Maghazi incident.The latest casualties came after an earlier announcement on Sunday from the Gaza health ministry that Israeli airstrikes had killed 166 Palestinians in 24 hours, one of the single deadliest days of the 12-week-old conflict.More than 20,400 Palestinians have been killed since Israel declared war in response to the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel, in which the Palestinian militant group killed 1,140 people and seized another 240 as hostages.This year’s Christmas celebrations across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories were cancelled in solidarity with the people of Gaza.Instead of the traditional parade and joyous midnight service in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, where Jesus was believed to have been born, Palestinian Christians held a subdued mass with hymns and prayers for peace.“This day is supposed to be a day of love and happiness but look around you, there are no smiles on people’s faces. Bethlehem is sad and dark. There are no decorations, no carols or a Christmas tree,” said the Reverend Louis Salman. “I blame the decision-makers who watch what is happening to the children of Gaza and do nothing.”For Israel, the war has also exacted what the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called on Sunday a “very heavy cost” – 15 Israeli soldiers have been killed in intense ground skirmishes with Hamas since Friday, bringing the total to 156 combat losses.Hamas cells are using IEDs, ambushes and their extensive tunnel network to inflict significant losses on the Israel Defence Forces in house-to-house combat, aided by knowledge of the densely packed urban territory.Despite the long-awaited UN security council resolution, on Friday, which called for urgent action from all parties to work towards a ceasefire, fighting on the ground has intensified since the collapse of the seven-day truce at the start of December.Israel has expanded its operations into the southern half of the 365-sq-km strip, raising fears for the territory’s 2.3 million residents, almost all of whom have already sought shelter south of the Gaza River after being told by the Israeli army it would be safer there.The UN has warned that a quarter of the population is starving and that an increase in aid since 17 December amounts to a fraction of what is needed for people to survive the cold and wet winter conditions.Aid that did arrive, the World Food Programme said, was difficult to distribute because of the fighting and lack of fuel and usable roads. In some cases desperate people have looted arriving aid vehicles.Over the weekend Israel’s military chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, said his forces had largely achieved operational control in the north of Gaza, and would broaden the offensive further into the south, but residents still present in Gaza City and the north’s Jabalia camp said the fighting had worsened.On Monday, details emerged of a ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt, a key mediator between Israel and Hamas.Talks mediated by Qatar, which led to a seven-day ceasefire at the end of November, and the release of 100 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails, appear to have stalled.Israel’s security cabinet was expected to discuss the Egyptian plan on Monday night.Islamic Jihad, a smaller Palestinian militant group allied to Hamas, said a delegation led by its exiled leader, Ziad al-Nakhala, was in Cairo on Sunday. His arrival came after talks attended by Hamas’ chief based outside Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, in recent days, in a positive sign that indirect discussions were under way.The three-stage plan would entail an initial cessation of hostilities for at least a week and the release of all remaining Israeli civilian hostages held in Gaza; then a week in which female soldiers would be released in return for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails; and finally a month-long negotiation period for release of male soldiers in exchange for Israeli withdrawal.On Monday night it emerged Hamas and Islamic Jihad had reportedly rejected the Egyptian proposal.Separately, three security sources said an Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus had killed a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.The sources told Reuters the adviser, known as Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between Syria and Iran, which supports Hamas in Gaza.The Revolutionary Guards, in a statement read on Iranian state television, said Israel “will pay for this crime”.Washington, Israel’s most important ally, has urged Israeli officials to shift away from large-scale aerial and ground operations in the Gaza Strip to a new phase in the war focused on precise targeting of Hamas leaders.But despite rising international outcry over the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, including growing criticism from the US, Netanyahu has said that Israel will push on until “complete victory” over Hamas was achieved.“We wouldn’t have succeeded up until now to release more than 100 hostages without military pressure,” Netanyahu said during a speech in the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday. “And we won’t succeed at releasing all the hostages without military pressure.”Families of the more than 100 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza watched Netanyahu’s speech from the parliamentary gallery, many of them holding signs calling for Israel to reach a deal and chanting “Now!”
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There has been widespread anger against his government, which many criticize for failing to protect civilians on Oct. 7 and promoting policies that allowed Hamas to gain strength over the years. Netanyahu has avoided accepting responsibility for the military and policy failures.“Over time, the public will find it hard to ignore the heavy price paid, as well as the suspicion that the aims that were loudly heralded are still far from being attained, and that Hamas is showing no signs of capitulating in the near future,” wrote Amos Harel, military affairs commentator for the Haaretz newspaper.The Israeli military said it had completed the dismantling of Hamas’ underground headquarters in northern Gaza, part of an operation to take down the vast tunnel network and kill off top commanders that Israeli leaders have said could take months.By Associated Press | December 24, 2023 08:22 AMEfforts toward negotiations continued. The head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, arrived in Egypt for talks. The militant group, which also took part in the Oct. 7 attack, said it was prepared to consider releasing hostages only after fighting ends. Hamas’ top leader Ismail Haniyeh traveled to Cairo for talks days earlier.Israel’s offensive has been one of the most devastating military campaigns in recent history. More than two-thirds of the 20,000 Palestinians killed have been women and children, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.Elsewhere, the Palestinian Red Crescent said a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in an Israeli drone attack while inside al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, a part of Gaza where Israel’s military believes Hamas leaders are hiding.An Israeli strike overnight hit a house in a refugee camp west of the city of Rafah, on Gaza’s border with Egypt. At least two men were killed, according to Associated Press journalists in the hospital where the bodies were taken.At least two people were killed and six others wounded when a missile stuck a building in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.And Palestinians reported heavy Israeli bombardment and gunfire in Jabaliya, an area north of Gaza City that Israel had claimed to control. Hamas’ military arm said its fighters shelled Israeli troops in Jabaliya and Jabaliya refugee camp.Israel faces international criticism for the civilian death toll but it blames Hamas, citing the militants’ use of crowded residential areas and tunnels. Israel has launched thousands of airstrikes since Oct. 7. It says it has killed thousands of Hamas militants, without presenting evidence.Israel also faces allegations of mistreating Palestinian men and teenage boys detained in homes, shelters, hospitals and elsewhere during the offensive. It has denied abuse allegations and said those without links to militants are quickly released.Speaking to the AP from a hospital bed in Rafah after his release, Khamis al-Burdainy of Gaza City said Israeli forces detained him after tanks and bulldozers partly destroyed his home. He said men were handcuffed and blindfolded.“We didn’t sleep. We didn’t get food and water,” he said, crying and covering his face.Another released detainee, Mohammed Salem, from the Gaza City neighborhood of Shijaiyah, said Israeli troops beat them. “We were humiliated,” he said. “A female soldier would come and beat an old man, aged 72 years old.”

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Military official says ‘extensive collateral damage’ could have been avoided; Hamas claims 68 killed in strike; IDF says it targeted Hamas operatives, regrets harm to noncombatants An Israel Defense Forces strike that killed dozens of people in the Maghazi camp in the center of the Gaza Strip earlier this week was carried out using improper ordnance, a military official told the Kan public broadcaster on Thursday. “The type of munition did not match the nature of the attack, causing extensive collateral damage that could have been avoided,” the official said. The army said later Thursday that it “regretted the harm” to noncombatants in the incident, saying the strike had targeted Hamas operatives but caused unexpected harm to Gazans who were not involved. 1080p720p360pAuto According to Hamas-run health authorities in Gaza, 68 people were killed in the strike in the Maghazi camp, east of Deir al-Balah, in the center of the Strip, late Sunday. The toll cannot be verified and could include Hamas fighters. Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital said they watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead, including a baby, and the wounded following the strike. In response to the Kan report on Thursday, an IDF spokesperson said the air force attacked “several Hamas operatives” at two adjacent locations. It said “steps were taken” ahead of the attack to minimize the harm to noncombatants.” Its initial investigation showed that “additional buildings were struck… in a way that apparently led to the unexpected harming of noncombatants.” The IDF said the incident was being investigated further. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories By signing up, you agree to the terms “The IDF regrets the harm to those who were uninvolved and is working to learn lessons from the incident,” it added. Israel has repeatedly said it is investing extensive efforts in minimizing harm to noncombatants, noting that this is complicated by the terror group having deeply embedded its military infrastructure amid civilian areas. The strike came amid ongoing fighting in Gaza sparked by Hamas’s October 7 onslaught, in which some 3,000 terrorists burst across the border into Israel by land, air and sea, killing some 1,200 people and seizing over 240 hostages of all ages — mostly civilians — under the cover of a deluge of thousands of rockets fired at Israeli towns and cities. In response, Israel vowed to destroy the terror group and release the hostages, and launched a wide-scale military campaign in Strip. Hamas health authorities say some 21,000 people have been killed in the war, now in its third month, though those figures cannot be confirmed and Hamas includes fighters in its toll. The IDF says it has killed over 8,000 Hamas and other terror group operatives in Gaza. Watch DocuNation Season 3: The Heart of Israel when you join the ToI Community In this season of DocuNation, you can stream five outstanding Israeli documentaries with English subtitles and then join a live online discussion with the filmmakers. The selected films show Israel beyond the conflict: a place of storytellers and musicians, of dreamers, makers, and communities rooted in meaning and trust. When you watch DocuNation, you’re also supporting Israeli creators at a time when it’s increasingly difficult for them to share their work globally. To learn more about DocuNation: The Heart of Israel, click here. Support ToI and get DocuNation Support ToI and get DocuNation Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this If you’d like to comment, join The Times of Israel Community.

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More than 100 Palestinians killed in one of the deadliest attacks in two and a half months of war.Residents of Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp have returned to their neighbourhood to find only blocks of concrete lying where their homes had stood.“These houses are destroyed. Our house was bombed,” Abu Rami Abu al-Ais said on Monday, standing in the debris. “There’s no safe place in the Gaza Strip.”Late on Sunday, at least three houses in the camp were hit by Israeli air strikes, which killed more than 100 people, according to Al Jazeera correspondents.Officials in Gaza said seven families were among the casualties.Israel says it issues evacuation orders and warnings so civilians can get to safety before military attacks, but Zeyad Awad said there was no advisory before the strike.“What should we do? We are civilians, living peacefully and wanting only safety and security, yet we are suddenly struck by Israeli warplanes without any warning,” he said.The Israeli military said it was “reviewing the incident”.The Maghazi refugee camp is one of several in Gaza and was established in 1949, according to the United Nations, to shelter refugees who were forced to flee occupied Palestinian territories during the creation of Israel the year before.Many who fled Maghazi after Sunday’s strikes were displaced again after already escaping attacks in northern Gaza.Get instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.

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Current sectionIsrael NewsIf the attack is confirmed as an Israeli airstrike, it would be among the deadliest since the beginning of Israel's war with HamasShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: 19Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeGaza's Hamas-run health ministry reported that dozens of Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an alleged Israeli air strike on the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Only $1 for the first monthSubscribe now for on-the-ground reporting and analysisSUBSCRIBE NOWAlready signed up? Log inOrRegister to get up to 6 articles per monthClick the alert icon to follow topics:You Might Also LikeYou Might Also LikeAudora / The #1 Hearing Aid of 2025 Is Finally Here (And It's Not What Doctors Recommend)UndoNerve Research / When neuropathy strikes,Try this (it's great!)UndoNerve Research / Neuropathy (Nerve Pain)? Do This Immediately (Watch)UndoBoots Hearingcare / Boots is giving free 75-minute hearing checks in Barking And Dagenham.UndoCognitive Times / Dementia Has Been Linked to These Common Foods. Are You Eating Them?UndoAudora / Former NHS Audiologist Tested 5 Top-Rated Hearing Aids Over 6 Months. Which One is Currently #1?UndoCommentsYour Perspective Belongs HereWant to reply? Subscribe to join the conversationEnter the commenter display name13mlevine • 26.12.2023 | 07:57Israel has no choice but to drop bombs special air delivery. Hamas thinks the blasts are early.new year's celebrations.More bomb blasts equal less sand spooks.12sam • 26.12.2023 | 01:42It's fascinating to me that Haaretz, a newspaper published in Israel allows comments that are so openly critical of Israeli policies to the extent that even hyper antizionist comments are acceptable. I think it's a clear sign of a healthy Democracy. Is there a similar news organization anywhere in the Arab or greater Islamic world that tolerates anti Hamas statements or calls for the release of the hostages or is critical of the governments of any Islamic country?Peter Cohensam • 26.12.2023 | 02:19@sam.Healthy democracy! Allowing critique on an ongoing mass murder it is performing under our eyes? To me it is witness of incredible impunity and supremacism.Geosam • 26.12.2023 | 11:36I guess that whatever newspapers and those critical of the war say, to you Israel is to blame anyway? What would you like the critics to do? Ask for the State to cease to exist and its citizens to go elsewhere?Peter Cohensam • 26.12.2023 | 11:44@Geo."Ask for the State to cease to exist and its citizens to go elsewhere?" Exactly.11Whatnow? • 26.12.2023 | 01:02“On Monday morning, the IDF said it was reviewing the incident. Later in the day, the IDF spokesperson's office said it refused to comment.”Oooohhh, that’s not a good look, guys.10John Welch • 26.12.2023 | 00:22The New York Times says:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/25/world/europe/israel-airstrikes-gaza.html9t.h. • 25.12.2023 | 21:57It would seem (and some comments here reflect this attitude) that the vast majority of Israelis don't know (or simply don't care) that they are totally isolated in the world. That the rest of the world looks on with horror and growing outrage at its massacre of Palestinians in Gaza. That in their blind rage they are sowing the seeds of destruction, not of seven million Palestinians or even Hamas, but of their own country, itself born of the lie that Palestine was "a land without a people". I am deeply ashamed that my own country (the U.S.) is complicit in these crimes.8Don • 25.12.2023 | 18:22The dead in this "alleged air strike" are really dead. The IDF won't comment? No worries. The world isn't listening to them any more. Nobody believes them anyway.7Avi L. • 25.12.2023 | 17:51Red cross would do better to check the hostages, did it checked what was under the street? Sewers/tunnels? No food? Ask those hamas rats caught srealing from poor gazawis. Gazawis know very well where the food ends. Those hamas gangsters killed Ahmed Bracha who tried to stop them stealing from aid trucks. The neighboors burned the police station. Hard times for those hamas criminals when the people won't be scared anymore. Some old style account settlements are coming6Avi L. • 25.12.2023 | 17:38"according to palestinian sources" LOL Like the hoax where an Israeli strike killed hundreds of people at the al-Ahli hospital ... it was an islamic jihad missile and it was a pot hole in the parking lot. Cars nearby wern't damaged and there were no traces of blood around. Hundreds of killed would leave some traces ... yes "according to palestinian sources" ... BTW news agencies saw list not bodies 5Marnie • 25.12.2023 | 16:44IDF: “We are committed to international law, except we’ve trashed international law for six decades in the OPT, but never mind that. We will say anything no matter how stupid a lie it is. Because we are the IDF, a terrorist organization.”RodMarnie • 25.12.2023 | 20:17No need to be over the top4Marnie • 25.12.2023 | 16:41More infuriating IDF bullshït about “international law” and “challenges” carpet bombing civilians. I guess Shira Etting and her fellow pilots suddenly have “the strongest confidence in the people making those decisions” whereas they didn’t a few months ago? So now Shira bombs knowing those bombs kill massive numbers of children. Then goes home to her kids. Kol hakhavod, Shira. 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We are gravely concerned about the continued bombardment of Middle Gaza by Israeli forces, which has claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives since Christmas Eve. It is particularly concerning that this latest intense bombardment comes after Israeli forces ordered residents from the south of Wadi Gaza to move to Middle Gaza and Tal al-Sultan in Rafah. The Israeli Air Force reportedly carried out more than 50 strikes across Middle Gaza on 24-25 December, including on three refugee camps, Al Bureij, Al-Nuseirat, and Al-Maghazi. Two strikes hit seven residential buildings in Al-Maghazi camp, killing an estimated 86 Palestinians and injuring many more. An unknown number of people are still believed to be trapped under the rubble. The combined death toll from the strikes in the Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij camps has since risen to at least 131, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), amid a deepening and already catastrophic humanitarian situation. All roads connecting the three camps have been destroyed, obstructing relief aid from reaching those in need, and shelters and hospitals still minimally operating are critically overcrowded and under-resourced. We restate our warning that all attacks must strictly adhere to the principles of international humanitarian law, including distinction, proportionality and precaution in attack. Israeli forces must take all measures available to protect civilians. Warnings and evacuation orders do not absolve them of the full range of their international humanitarian law obligations.
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"We had around 100 people taking refuge in our home. Suddenly while we were peacefully in the house- we were all civilians, and it was mostly children who were killed. We saw missiles falling on our heads" A survivor from one of the Maghazi massacres shares his story.

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Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – It has been four days since Gaza’s smallest refugee camp was pounded in yet another series of Israeli air strikes, but Palestinians there are still digging up the bodies of their loved ones from under the rubble.The onslaught in central Gaza’s Maghazi late on Sunday killed at least 90 people, including children and many who were internally displaced.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Who are the Israeli refuseniks picking jail over the Gaza war?list 2 of 3The weaponisation of nuance in Israel’s war on Gazalist 3 of 3Displaced Palestinian mother in Gaza gives birth to quadrupletsend of listIn one of the deadliest attacks on the Gaza Strip since Israel launched a war on the enclave on October 7, residents including Ashraf al-Haj Ahmed said the assault happened “suddenly” and without prior warning.“At around 11:30pm that night, we witnessed a series of large explosions that shook the entire camp,” al-Haj Ahmed told Al Jazeera.His relative’s home was among those that were flattened to the ground. Al-Haj Ahmed recalled running towards it as soon as the bombardment woke him up, just a few blocks down.At the scene of the attack, he found a four-storey building destroyed “on top of those who were living in it”.“There must have been around 40 people, among them are the owners of the house, as well as displaced families who were taken in,” he said.At least three houses in the overcrowded camp were hit by Israeli air strikes. Officials in Gaza said seven families were among the casualties.While the official number of those who were killed stands at 90, residents of the camp near Deir el-Balah say in reality, the figure is much higher as entire residential blocks were wiped out.“In each home, there’s a minimum of 50 people,” Ahmed Maghari, another Maghazi resident, told Al Jazeera. “A lot of them are displaced Palestinians from other parts of Gaza who were forced to flee their homes.”The camp normally houses 30,000 people, according to the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA). But with the displacement of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s relentless bombardment in other parts of the enclave, the number of people there has risen to an estimated 100,000.Get instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.“We pulled out so many body parts that we can’t even estimate the total number of deaths yet,” Maghari said.“They’re all in pieces, and we’re pulling them out with our bare hands,” he added. “We’ve now gathered at least two piles of body parts.”‘Dark and painful night’Israel’s attacks have not spared homes and shelters that people have fled to.Despite being on the southern side of the Strip, an area that Israeli forces deemed “safe” and ordered civilians from the north to flee ahead of their ground offensive, Maghazi has been subjected to intense artillery and air raids.It was also attacked last month when at least 50 Palestinians were killed. The vicinity of the camp was also subjected to intense Israeli shelling over the last week.Abu Rami Abu al-Ais is among those who have been sheltering in Maghazi ever since he left his home in the al-Zahra neighbourhood. He said Sunday’s attack was not the first time he and his family members had been hit.“We had a home in al-Zahra, which came under attack. After coming here, the house we were staying in was bombed again,” al-Ais, whose daughter is badly injured, told Al Jazeera.He echoed al-Haj Ahmed’s experience and said there had been “no warnings whatsoever” prior to the strikes.Al-Ais said in previous assaults on the enclave, Israeli forces would sometimes warn residents of a building to evacuate a few minutes before an attack, either by throwing leaflets or via speakerphones. But during this offensive, there had been no such warnings.“The rockets fall on the heads of innocent people sleeping in their homes,” he said. “They [Israel] want to commit a complete genocide.”Al-Ais said people are still collecting the remains of their friends, neighbours and relatives with their bare hands.“We found the remains of women and children who were blown up. Their body parts have been scattered over a span of about three blocks,” due to the intensity of the strikes, al-Ais said.“It was a very dark and painful night for Maghazi,” he recalled. “The widespread and sheer destruction is indescribable.”Infrastructure, such as roads leading to the camp, were also destroyed.Al-Ais said there are no excavators that can help speed up the process of recovering people from under the blocks of concrete.The lack of much-needed fuel to operate bulldozers and vehicles means that – just like civil defence teams in Gaza – residents are digging with only their bare hands to try and pull out as many victims from under the rubble as they can.Israel has blocked the entry of fuel since it imposed a total siege on the already blockaded Strip at the start of the war, and has only allowed a very small amount of aid in through the Rafah border crossing.“We don’t need food, we don’t need water, we don’t need coffins,” al-Ais said. “What we need is a ceasefire and for this war to end.”Al-Haj Ahmed, agreed. “Shame on the Arab world. We don’t just need aid, we need you here personally. Come and stand with your brothers,” he said.Attacks on refugee camps and civilian infrastructure have become common since October 7. The Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza has been targeted several times, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians.Civilian infrastructure – including schools, hospitals, ambulance vehicles, and places of worship – has also been subjected to bombardment.More than 21,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, while nearly 1.9 million – more than 80 percent of the 2.3 million people who live in Gaza – have been displaced.Additional reporting by Ashraf Abu Amra.

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Artist Ahed Abu Hamda was among the estimated 90 victims of devastating air raids on the camp over Christmas Ahed Abu Hamda (centre) was killed at the Maghazi camp in central Gaza (Artists on the Frontline/X) Published date: 28 December 2023 13:59 GMT | Last update: 1 year 11 months ago A Palestinian artist and theatre maker was killed by Israeli forces amid air strikes on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza over Christmas. Ahed Abu Hamda, a drama teacher who worked with Theatre Day, a Gaza-based community theatre, was killed amid a devastating wave of air strikes targeting the densely populated camp, the organisation Artists On The Frontline reported on Wednesday. The onslaught started just before midnight on Christmas Eve and continued into Christmas Day, killing at least 90 people, many of them children. Israeli forces reportedly carried out more than 50 strikes that night on three refugee camps Al Bureij, An Nuseirat and Maghazi. The Palestinian authorities reported that the intensifying strikes across the besieged enclave between 23 and 26 December had killed more than 250 people in 24 hours, as Israel stepped up its bombardment of Gaza.  New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters The refugee camp, which is Gaza’s smallest, has previously been targeted by air strikes, but the attack on Sunday was described as one of the "deadliest" since the start of the conflict in early October. The Israeli Air Force later expressed its "regret" after an internal investigation revealed it had used the wrong type of weaponry in the attack, wreaking extensive collateral damage. No prior warning According to Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum, the camp is one of the most densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip, and is an area that had been designated “safe” by the Israeli military. In previous assaults, Israeli forces would warn residents of an attack, but in Maghazi,  residents reported that the onslaught happened without prior warning, with entire residential blocks flattened and body parts scattered across the camp. While the official death toll stands at 90, residents say the number is likely much higher. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), the camp is normally home to 30,000 people, but it is estimated that the population has swollen to 100,000, with the influx of refugees fleeing intense Israeli bombardment in the north. With no fuel to operate bulldozers and vehicles due to the “total siege” imposed on the strip by Israel, residents are digging through the rubble to recover victims with their bare hands. A war on culture Abu Hamda’s death comes after the Palestinian Ministry of Culture released a report revealing how the months-long Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip has torn through Palestine’s cultural sector.  According to the report, at least 28 Palestinian artists, intellectuals and writers in Gaza have been killed since 7 October. “The war on culture has always been at the heart of the aggressors’ war on our people, as the real war is a war on the narrative to steal the land and its rich treasures of knowledge, history, and civilization, along with the stories it holds,” Dr Atef Abu Saif said in the report's introduction. On 13 December, Israeli forces raided the Freedom Theatre, a community theatre based in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, detaining three of its artists. Although two were subsequently released, Mustafa Sheta, the theatre’s producer and manager, remains in detention. Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and analysis of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees, please fill out this form. More about MEE can be found here.

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the center of the strip, as a senior U.N. official on Friday criticized Israel for continuing to impose “severe restrictions” on access to aid.The renewed criticism came a week after the U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate increase in humanitarian deliveries to the besieged territory.Israel’s unprecedented air and ground offensive against Hamas has displaced some 85% of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million residents, sending swells of people seeking shelter in Israeli-designated safe areas that the military has nevertheless also bombed. That has left Palestinians with a harrowing sense that nowhere is safe in the tiny enclave.Nearly the entire population is fully dependent on outside humanitarian aid, said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. A quarter of the population is starving because too few trucks enter with food, medicine, fuel and other supplies — sometimes fewer than 100 trucks a day, according to U.N. daily reports. Drone footage taken Friday showed a vast camp of thousands of tents and makeshift shacks set up on what had been empty land on Rafah’s western outskirts next to U.N. warehouses. People arrived in Rafah in trucks, in carts and on foot. Those who did not find space in the already overwhelmed shelters put up tents on roadsides slick with mud from winter rains. With the new arrivals, the town and its surrounding area are now packed with some 850,000 people, more than triple the normal population, according to U.N. figures.“Some are sleeping in their cars, and others are sleeping in the open,” said Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s director of communications.In other developments, South Africa launched a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. It was the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.” The two nations have a poor relationship. Many South Africans, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, have compared Israel’s policies toward Palestinians with South Africa’s past apartheid regime of racial segregation.Israel’s widening Gaza campaign, which has already flattened much of the north, is now focused on the urban refugee camps of Bureij, Nuseirat and Maghazi in central Gaza, where Israeli warplanes and artillery have leveled buildings.But fighting has not abated in the north, and the city of Khan Younis in the south, where Israel believes Hamas’ leaders are hiding, is also a smoldering battleground. Militants have continued to fire rockets, mostly at Israel’s south.The war has already killed over 21,500 Palestinians, most of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory. Its count does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israeli officials have brushed off international calls for a cease-fire, saying it would amount to a victory for Hamas, which the military has promised to dismantle. It has also vowed to bring back more than 100 hostages still held by the militants after their Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war. The assault killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians.The military says 168 of its soldiers have been killed since the ground offensive began. A STREAM OF DISPLACED PEOPLE The U.N. said late Thursday that around 100,000 people have arrived in Rafah, along the border with Egypt, in recent days. The town and its surrounding region had a prewar population of around 280,000, and the area was already hosting more than 470,000 people driven from their homes by the war. The new arrivals enter a landscape of misery. Most available water is polluted. The sanitation system has broken down, and working toilets are a rarity. Illnesses run rampant among multiple extended families all squeezed together in shelters, homes or on the street — rashes, respiratory problems, diarrhea and other intestinal diseases.“Everyone here is infected with a disease,” Dalia Abu Samhadana said of her family, who fled the fighting in Khan Younis earlier in the month and now shelter in Rafah’s Shaboura district in a house with 49 people. With little food available, her daily diet is mainly bread and tea.Israel has told residents of central Gaza to head south, but even as the displaced have poured in, Rafah has not been spared.A strike Thursday evening destroyed a residential building, killing at least 23 people, according to the media office of the nearby Al-Kuwaiti Hospital.At the hospital, residents rushed in a baby whose face was flecked with dust and who wailed as doctors tore open a Mickey Mouse onesie to check for injuries.Shorouq Abu Oun had been sheltering at her sister’s house, near the strike. She said her family had fled here from the north after the Israeli military said it was safe. “I wish we were martyred there and didn’t come here,” she said, speaking at the hospital where the dead and wounded were taken. HAMPERED AIDSince the start of the war, Israel has halted supplies from entering Gaza — including food and fuel — except for the trickle of aid from Egypt. Earlier this month, Israel also began allowing relief trucks to enter through its Kerem Shalom crossing. Israeli officials in recent days blamed the U.N. for delays in delivery, without saying why.Lazzarini hit back on Friday, calling the criticism “baseless” and pointing to “severe restrictions on humanitarian access from the Israeli authorities.”Trucks at Rafah and Kerem Shalom face long delays, he said, calling on Israel to reduce bureaucratic hurdles. Once in Gaza, distribution of aid is hampered by constant bombardment and fighting, Israeli military checkpoints and repeated cuts in telecommunications, he said.He urged Israel to refrain from attacks near crossing points and convoys and to open safe routes to the north, which has received minimal aid.In the latest delivery to the north, thousands of Palestinians massed outside a distribution center in Gaza City as aid trucks arrived. Footage from the scene showed people jumping onto the trucks and clinging to the sides, some throwing packages and cans of food to others on the ground.Israeli soldiers fired on the aid convoy as it returned from the north along a military-designated route, damaging one vehicle, UNRWA’s Gaza chief, Thomas White, said in an post on X. STRIKES IN CENTRAL GAZAResidents said Friday that many houses were hit overnight in Nuseirat and Maghazi and that heavy fighting took place in Bureij. The al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah said it received the bodies of 40 people, including 28 women, who were killed in strikes.“They are hitting everywhere,” Saeed Moustafa, a Nuseirat resident, said. “Families are killed inside their homes and the streets. They are killed everywhere.”Israel blames the high death toll on Hamas, which it accuses of positioning fighters and weapons within the civilian population, including in residential buildings, schools and mosques.In a rare admission of a mistake, Israel acknowledged making errors in a strike Sunday that hospital records indicated killed at least 106 people in the Maghazi camp, one of the war’s deadliest attacks.In a preliminary review, the Israeli military said that buildings near the target were also hit, and that “likely caused unintended harm to additional uninvolved civilians.”In a statement, the military said it regretted the harm to civilians and that it would learn from the errors.Eylon Levy, a government spokesman, told Britain’s Sky News that the wrong munition was used in the strike, leading to “a regrettable mistake.” ___Magdy reported from Cairo, Jeffery from London. Associated Press writer Tia Goldenberg contributed to this report from Tel Aviv, Israel.___Find more of AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war.
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At least 50 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Thursday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Meanwhile, thousands of desperate civilians surrounded a relief convoy in northern Gaza, seeking food amid an acute hunger crisis. Hezbollah said it launched more attacks on northern Israel on Thursday, as tension grows between Israel and Lebanon over the Iran-backed paramilitary group’s clashes with Israeli troops. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel next week to discuss next steps for the war, an Israeli official told CNN. Israel’s military chief has said the war against Hamas is far from ending, despite diplomatic efforts. Here’s how to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza. 5:01 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 4:11 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 Israeli military "failed in its mission" to rescue 3 hostages who were accidentally killed, new report says From CNN's Michael Rios Israel’s military “failed in its mission” to rescue three hostages mistakenly killed by its troops in Gaza earlier this month, its chief of the general staff said Thursday, as the military published the findings of its investigation. The findings concluded that Israeli command ranks had information that hostages were present in the area, and “even took actions to prevent strikes on locations suspected of having hostages,” the report read. But the investigation also concluded the Israeli forces in the field had “insufficient awareness” of the possibility that hostages would approach them or that the troops would encounter hostages in operations not specifically aimed at freeing them. Yotam Haim, Alon Shimriz and Samer Talalka were kidnapped by Hamas militants during their attack on Israel on October 7. The three men were killed during an IDF operation around the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya on December 15. That day, according to the findings, an Israeli soldier fired toward three hostages “identified as threats,” killing two of them. The third hostage fled, and the battalion commander gave an order to hold fire to identify the third person. After the commander heard someone screaming “help” in Hebrew, he called on the person to come toward the soldiers; the hostage emerged from a building and moved toward the troops, the report said. Two soldiers didn’t hear the commander’s orders to hold fire “due to noise from a nearby tank” and fatally shot the third hostage, according to the investigation. The probe also concluded that the “hostages were walking shirtless, and one of them was waving a white flag, standing at a point with limited visibility relative to the position of the soldier that fired the shot.” In the days before the killing of the three hostages, the report said Israeli soldiers heard cries for help in Hebrew coming from a building while Israeli soldiers fought Hamas gunmen. The soldiers thought it was an attempt to trap them, the report said. A camera mounted on a military dog during the fight also captured the voices of the hostages crying for help. That same day, a note reading “Help” in Hebrew was found at the exit of a tunnel, the report claims, which Israeli soldiers interpreted as an attempt by Hamas to lure them. On December 14, Israeli drone footage identified signs reading “SOS” and “Help, 3 hostages” on a building 200 meters from where the three hostages were killed the next day, the report says. The report claims that the Israeli military suspected this was a trap after blue barrels were spotted nearby that it said are commonly found in rigged areas. Halevi concluded the killing of the hostages shouldn’t have happened and didn’t match the risk of the situation. 1:20 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 Desperation grows in Gaza as thousands of civilians surround aid convoy for food. Catch up on the latest From CNN staff Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a United Nations center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday. The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid. Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip, saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger. Here are the latest developments: Israeli strikes: Twenty-one people were killed, and dozens injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving the bodies told CNN over the phone on Thursday. A medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among the dead. In another apparent Israeli airstrike, 16 people were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza on Thursday, two medical sources treating civilians told CNN. Deadliest year for children in West Bank: More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday. Hundreds leave Gaza through Rafah crossing: Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah Thursday, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said. Israeli-American hostage killed on October 7: Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. Camp for displaced people in Khan Younis: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps. Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel: Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona. Sanctions imposed on those facilitating Iranian funds to Houthi forces: The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on one individual and three entities “responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces and their destabilizing activities.” The new sanctions were imposed in the wake of a series of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Action in the Red Sea: A US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen, US Central Command said Thursday, marking the 22nd time the Houthis have targeted international shipping since mid-October. The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer intercepted the launches on Thursday evening from the Houthis, an Iranian proxy in Yemen. There was no damage or reported injuries to any of the 18 ships operating in the area of the southern Red Sea, Central Command said on social media. 11:07 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 16 Palestinians killed in strikes located east of Khan Younis in Gaza, medical sources say From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi Sixteen Palestinians were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza Thursday evening in an apparent Israeli airstrike, two medical sources treating civilians tell CNN. In the town of Al-Fukhari, eight civilians — mostly children — were killed after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building that was housing internally displaced persons, a medical source at the European Hospital in Gaza told CNN by phone. In the Al-Maghazi camp area in central Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed another eight people, according to a medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital who spoke to CNN Thursday. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on the apparent airstrike and was unable to get an immediate response. 12:52 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 21 killed in attack on Rafah, hospital director says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi Twenty-one people were killed and dozens of others were injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving bodies told CNN over the phone Thursday. Another medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among those killed. CNN obtained a video filmed Thursday evening near the entrance of Al-Kuwaiti Hospital, capturing chaotic scenes as doctors hurried to treat injured people. An ambulance is seen arriving at the hospital gate where people receive first aid. Additionally, the video shows two deceased individuals covered in blankets. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment and was unable to get an immediate response on claims it struck a residential building in Rafah, which killed civilians. 9:42 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Palestine Red Crescent Society plans to establish “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis From CNN's Michael Rios The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps. The first phase of the new camp will include 300 tents and will accommodate displaced families from “medical, ambulance, and relief teams” at PRCS, the group said. It will also provide water, sanitation services, lunch, nutrition, energy and fuel supplies, PRCS added. In the final stages, the group aims to expand the camp to 1,000 tents, providing shelter for “hundreds” of displaced families in southern Gaza. PRCS did not specify when the camp would open. CNN has reached out to the group for details. 10:50 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel-Lebanon tensions grow as Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel From Charbel Mallo, Tamar Michaelis and Maija Ehlinger Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. Hezbollah claimed it carried out simultaneous attacks around 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) — targeting multiple “barracks” across northern Israel. The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona, a northern Israeli municipality that has been the target of Hezbollah strikes over the last several days. The municipality claimed two anti-tank missiles were fired at the town earlier in the day. Hezbollah made six direct missile hits on Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday. Diplomatic efforts: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Beirut on Thursday and also spoke with French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna on a call to discuss the growing clashes in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Mikati called for “maximum pressure to stop the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon” during his meeting with Cameron, according to a social media post from the Lebanese government. Cameron said in a post on X that an “escalation of the conflict in Gaza to Lebanon, the Red Sea or across the wider region, would add to the extremely high level of danger and insecurity in the world.” The fighting is among various incidents involving Iran and its proxies that have raised global concerns that Israel’s war in Gaza could widen into a greater regional conflict. Peacekeeper wounded: As the threat of greater violence between Hezbollah and Israel rises, evidence of the growing tensions on the ground in Lebanon is appearing. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanese authorities to investigate after an attack on a patrol unit. The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says the attack “by a group of young men” in the southern city of Taybeh left a peacekeeper wounded and a vehicle damaged, according to an X account run by UNIFIL. 8:06 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Desperate civilians in Gaza climb over trucks and surround relief convoy for food, video shows From journalist Khader Al Za'anoun and CNN’s Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a UN center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday. The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid. An elderly man named Abu Hassan told CNN that he came to get some flour, which he has had no access to for the last month, subsisting instead on just “bits of rice”. Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger. 7:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli-American hostage abducted by Hamas was killed on October 7, kibbutz says From Tamir Michaelis, Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein, who was 70 years old, is dead and her body is still held by Hamas, Kibbutz Nir Oz said. Weinstein held Israeli, US and Canadian citizenship. It was known that she had been injured while being taken hostage on October 7. Her husband Gad Haggai, who was 73 years old, was pronounced dead on December 22, and his body is also still held by Hamas, according to the kibbutz. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. In total, four American women have been released. It was initially believed Judi could be part of the hostage deal for Hamas to free at least 50 women and children that was struck last month. While two Americans were released under the agreement, Judi was not. In a statement, US President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden are “devastated” to hear the news. Haggai and Weinstein’s family “have been living through hell for weeks. No family should have to endure such an ordeal. And I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home,” the statement said. 5:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 31 were killed Wednesday near hospital in southern Gaza, medical group says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman, and Eyad Kourdi A total of 31 Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in Israeli shelling in the vicinity of the Al-Amal hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. This is in addition to the casualties caused by Israeli strikes on Thursday close to that hospital, where 10 people had been killed and 21 were injured. The toll from Wednesday raises the number of fatalities due to Israeli strikes in the vicinity of the hospital over the past two days to 41. The hospital is in Khan Younis, which has seen several weeks of heavy fighting and air strikes. “Among the casualties are individuals present in front of the hospital and displaced persons seeking shelter” the PRCS said. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on the nature of targets in the area of the hospital. 4:02 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 15 US citizens among hundreds of foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip on Thursday From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah today, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said. The number of trucks crossing was marginally higher than on Wednesday, and in line with the daily average. Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza. Remember: Rafah is the only Gazan border crossing that isn’t controlled by Israel, which has kept its crossings largely shut since Hamas’ October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israeli offensive in Gaza. Rafah has therefore emerged as a crucial location where evacuees get out of Gaza and desperately needed humanitarian supplies get into the enclave. 3:25 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 92 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza on Wednesday, Egyptian official says From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi Ninety-two trucks loaded with humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, according to an Egyptian official. The convoy included 80 trucks of aid, four trucks carrying cooking gas, and 12 trucks carrying commercial goods. Additionally, a total of 264 foreigners departed from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The number of trucks entering Gaza on Wednesday is in line with the daily average observed over the previous week. UN agencies and aid organizations have said that the number is insufficient to meet basic needs in Gaza. Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza. 3:10 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 This has been the deadliest year for children in occupied West Bank, UNICEF report says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday. Since the beginning of the year, the violence has claimed the lives of 124 Palestinian children and six Israeli children, UNICEF added. 3:55 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel warns of worsening Hezbollah situation at Lebanese border. Here’s what you need to know From CNN staff Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz warned if Lebanon’s government is unable to “push Hezbollah away from the border,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will take matters into its own hands. His comments come amid continued cross-border skirmishes between the IDF and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, which have been near-constant since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel. Three people died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike, Lebanese media reported; the IDF said it was responding to fire after sirens sounded in a kibbutz near the border. Gantz said the situation on the border demands change, as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war. Here are the latest developments. Hezbollah threat: Time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, with seemingly no end in sight to the tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in the south of Lebanon since October. Gantz warned if Lebanon could not constrain Hezbollah, “the IDF will do so.” Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed in an overnight Israeli air strike – the latest in a series of skirmishes. Gaza evacuations: The IDF warned residents across several parts of central Gaza to leave urgently while its military campaign against Hamas continues. It instructed people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza – including the Al-Bureij refugee camp – to move to shelters. It is not clear how many residents will be aware of the IDF’s “urgent instructions,” issued in a message in Arabic on X, due to the lack of communications and internet access in Gaza. The warning came as the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported at least 50 people had been killed Thursday in Israeli air strikes. Meanwhile, the number of injured rose from 12 to 21. West Bank incursion: A Palestinian man, named Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers during an overnight incursion in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. Four others were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Responding to a CNN request for comment, the IDF said it had returned fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. The Israel-Hamas war has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank, where more than 300 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, according to the ministry. Delicate diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and neighboring countries in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. The reports of the visit came as Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister’s office quoted Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that talks are ongoing on getting the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza returned home. UN resolution: A resolution passed last week by the United Nations Security Council calling for increased aid to Gaza is not yet yielding results, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The resolution, approved last Friday, called for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, as well as increased aid to Gaza – but it was “yet to have an impact” in the war-torn strip, Tedros said. Growing Gaza death toll: The number of people killed in Gaza since Israeli military operations began on October 7 has risen to 21,320, with an additional 55,603 people injured, according to a statement published by Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra added that 210 people had died and 360 people were injured in the past 24 hours. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry, due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amidst the ongoing conflict. 1:44 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF acknowledges "unintended harm" to civilians due to air strikes in central Gaza on December 24 From CNN's Tim Lister The Israel Defense Forces has acknowledged that there was what it calls “unintended harm” to civilians as a result of air strikes in central Gaza on December 24. The strikes were against targets in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. About 70 people were killed in the strikes, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. The IDF said the strikes would be further investigated by the General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism. It said the IDF regretted the harm caused to uninvolved civilians and is acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event. 3:24 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Palestinian group says at least 25 detained by IDF in occupied West Bank From CNN’s Abeer Salman, Sophie Jeong, and Eyad Kourdi At least 25 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including former prisoners, were arrested by Israeli forces on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning according to a statement published by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. The arrests spanned several districts, including Ramallah, Hebron, Jericho, Tulkarm, Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, and Qalqilya. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said on X, formerly Twitter, that it had launched a significant security operation in the West Bank aimed at dismantling “Hamas funding networks.” It said the operation resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals alleged to have financial ties to Hamas. 11:37 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli politicians react angrily to remarks by Turkey's Erdogan comparing Netanyahu to Hitler From CNN's Benjamin Brown in London and Tamar Michaelis in Jerusalem Relations between Israel and Turkey have sunk to a new low after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. According to the state news agency Anadolu, Erdogan said during a speech in Turkey’s capital Ankara that there was “no difference” between the actions of the two men. Netanyahu responded on X, formerly Twitter, saying Erdogan, “who is committing genocide against the Kurds and who holds the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime, is the last person who can preach morality to us.” A member of Israel’s war cabinet, Benny Gantz, on Wednesday, wrote on X that Erdogan’s remarks were “blatant distortions of reality and a desecration of the Holocaust’s memory.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who made a state visit to Turkey in 2022, said that “in human history, there was no event like the terrible Holocaust,” and Erdogan’s “words deeply hurt the soul of every Jew, regardless of who he is, and the memory of the millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors antisemitism, said “once again, Turkish President Erdogan uses false Nazi analogies to criticize the Israeli government as he did in 2014, 2018 and 2019, while again failing to condemn Hamas and the Oct. 7 attack.” Some background: Turkey’s diplomatic and economic ties to Israel stretch back to 1949. Through the decades, economic ties have continued despite major ups and downs in diplomatic relations. After a decade of hostility, Turkey and Israel restored diplomatic relations last year. 11:15 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF warns people in parts of central Gaza to leave immediately From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has warned residents in many parts of central Gaza that they must urgently leave while its operations against Hamas continue. The IDF issued a message in Arabic on X, formerly Twitter, instructing people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza to move to shelters. The areas include the Al-Bureij refugee camp. The lack of communications and internet access in Gaza, which have been degraded by Israeli air strikes, make it difficult to assess how many residents would be aware of what the IDF calls “urgent instructions.” The IDF posting said people in the identified blocks “must immediately move to the shelters in Deir al-Balah. A temporary tactical local suspension of military activities will be imposed for humanitarian purposes in the southern neighbourhood of Deir al-Balah from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for provisions purposes.” It instructed people not to move along the central axis — the Salah Al-Din road — because of fighting in the southern city of Khan Younis. 10:39 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says From CNN’s Abeer Salman in Jerusalem A Palestinian man was killed overnight in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank following an Israeli incursion, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. The victim, named as Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers, the ministry said. Four other Palestinians were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. In response to a CNN request for comment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had responded with live fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. Judea and Samaria are the Biblical names for what is now the occupied West Bank. The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank with settler attacks and clashes killing more than 300 Palestinians since October 7, according to the ministry. 10:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 At least 50 people killed in air strikes in Gaza Thursday, says Hamas-run health ministry From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister Israeli air strikes on Thursday have killed at least 50 people across Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the enclave. Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said that the air strikes – which struck Beit Lahia in the north of the Strip, Khan Younis in the south and Al-Maghazi in the center – had also injured dozens, and that the number of casualties was likely to increase. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 10 people had been killed and 12 injured in strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, with three strikes targeting the vicinity within an hour. The PRCS published video and images of several civilian casualties, including children, being brought to the hospital. CNN has asked the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a response on the targets being struck in the area around Al-Amal hospital. 2:20 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel warns that if Lebanon doesn't push Hezbollah back from border, the IDF will do it From CNN's Tamar Michaelis and Michael Rios The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, warning that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Gantz’s comments came after Lebanese national news agency reported three people had died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah social media said one of its fighters was killed in the attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted sources of fire coming from Lebanon after sirens sounded in kibbutz Rosh HaNikra, on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Israel. Some background: While war has raged most fiercely in Gaza, there have been near-constant skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, since Hamas’ attack on October 7. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East, has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border. It shares Hamas’ ultimate goal of destroying the Jewish state. While the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon has mostly been contained to the border area, the United States rebuked Israel earlier in December for a series of attacks on the US-backed Lebanese army in the north, prompting alarm in the Biden administration and raising fears of a wider regional conflict. 6:29 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Death toll rises as Israeli military targets southern Gaza. Here's what you need to know From CNN staff Nearly 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 others injured following Israeli military strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the strip said Wednesday. At least 20 people were killed following airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the health ministry said. The death toll across Gaza now stands at 21,110 since October 7, according to the ministry. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures. The rising toll comes after Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday that the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months” and that the IDF is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip — Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.” That signal, following similar recent comments from Israeli leaders, has alarmed the international community. Here’s the latest: French concerns: In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” an Elysée Palace readout said. US diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. His expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday regarding the next phase of the war. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. Regional talks: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency. Aid hurdles: A resolution passed by the UN Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The IDF has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis. Children stripped: An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the IDF in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them. CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment. Cross-border fire: The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a briefing Wednesday. He warned that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in the area. It comes as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war. Iranian claim: Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack on Israel, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions. 5:52 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 UN Security Council resolution on aid "yet to have an impact" in Gaza, WHO chief says From CNN's Michael Rios A resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The UN resolution approved last Friday calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, increased aid to Gaza and the creation of conditions that will allow for a sustainable end to fighting, ending days of closed-door negotiations. But it was yet to become reality in the war-torn strip, Tedros said. “UN Security Council members must urgently turn their recent resolution — to create pauses in hostilities and humanitarian corridors — into reality in Gaza. Actions, not words, are what Gaza’s people need today,” Tedros said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. WHO warnings: Tedros’ remarks come after WHO teams carried out “high-risk” missions to deliver supplies to two hospitals in Gaza. In the north, UN teams brought medical items and fuel to the Al-Shifa Hospital, where a reported 50,000 people are seeking shelter, to keep essential health services running at the hospital, WHO said. Teams in the south visited Al-Amal hospital, where WHO staff said they found it impossible to walk inside “without stepping over patients and those seeking refuge.” While transiting through Gaza, teams also witnessed “tens of thousands of people fleeing heavy strikes in the Khan Younis and Middle Area — on foot, riding on donkeys or in cars.” WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn said the agency was concerned the new displacement of people would strain medical facilities in the south even further. “This forced mass movement of people will also lead to more overcrowding, increased risk of infectious diseases and make it even harder to deliver humanitarian aid,” Peeperkorn said. Tedros echoed his concerns. 2:24 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Hamas denies Iranian claim that October 7 attack was revenge for commander's assassination From CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Ramadan Sharif on Wednesday claimed the Hamas attack against Israel was a response to the 2020 killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Hamas’ October 7 attack saw militants rampage through parts of southern Israel on a murder and kidnapping spree that killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw about 240 people taken hostage, including women, elderly, and children. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions. Some context: The IRGC spokesperson’s claim Wednesday comes after IRNA reported that another Iranian commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report when asked by CNN. Sharif on Wednesday echoed threats from Iranian officials of revenge against Israel. Iran will respond appropriately to the “Israeli regime for the assassination of a senior military adviser in Syria,” and will take revenge for “the terrorist attack in different times and places,” he said, according to IRNA. 6:02 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 French president expresses "deepest concern" to Netanyahu on civilian death toll in Gaza From CNN’s Martin Goillandeau In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” According to an Elysée Palace readout of the Wednesday call, Macron told Netanyahu of “Israel’s imperative to protect civilians” and “the urgency of delivering the necessary aid to the people of Gaza,” per the French Presidency. Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” the palace said. France will be working with Jordan “in the coming days” to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza, Macron said. The French president also told Netanyahu that the release of all hostages in the strip, including three French nationals, was a priority for France. Netanyahu updated him on “Israel’s effort to bring about the release of the hostages” and asked Macron to “continue working for their release,” according to the Israeli government’s readout of the call. The French statement also called a two-state solution “the only viable solution to ensure Israel’s long-term security and meet the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians.” Macron reaffirmed France’s commitment to Israel’s security and “recalled the steps taken within the framework of the European Union to establish sanctions against Hamas, as well as the measures taken with international partners against terrorist groups threatening peace and stability in the region.” 6:35 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Blinken expected to travel to Israel next week, Israeli official says From CNN's Kaitlan Collins US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. Some background: Blinken’s expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met regarding the next phase of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Tuesday evening. Ron Dermer, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and a former ambassador to the United States, departed the White House after more than four hours following a meeting with Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. A White House official told CNN the discussions included: The transition to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets. Steps to improve the humanitarian situation and minimize harm to civilians. Securing the release of the remaining hostages. Planning for post-conflict Gaza. CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez contributed reporting to this post. 12:54 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Video appears to show at least 2 children stripped and detained by IDF in Gaza From CNN's Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitch McCluskey An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them in the stadium. In another clip, two figures who appear to be the same young boys stripped of their clothing are seen with their hands above their heads, as they are lined up in single file lines with other males who appear to be teens and adults. CNN is unable to verify when the video was shot. A CNN geolocation of the video shows it was filmed in Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City, where NGO Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has said it received reports of detentions. CNN reached out to the IDF late Tuesday night for comment on the video and the children detained but has not yet heard back. Hundreds of Palestinian men and boys have been detained by Israeli forces in recent weeks. In the past, the IDF has said it has stripped detainees to ensure they were not carrying explosives. Throughout the video, men can be seen stripped down to their underwear. In some clips, the detainees are sitting on the floor with their hands tied to their backs, some blindfolded, and standing in single file lines as soldiers overlook and inspect them. Clips of the video also show women and other children detained. In one shot, three fully clothed women are seen blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs as they sit on the grass in front of a soccer goal in the stadium. An Israeli flag is seen hanging on the soccer goal. Read more about the video. 3:20 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Leaders of Egypt and Jordan say they reject any efforts to displace Palestinians From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders convened at Al-Ittihadiya Palace to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency, which added they also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid. They also called for a “fair and comprehensive solution” to the conflict, which they said should include the creation of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, the statement said. The meeting came just days after Egypt floated a new peace plan, which was rejected by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to Reuters, citing Egyptian security sources. In November, Egypt and Qatar played a pivotal role in establishing a temporary ceasefire deal that led to the release of Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza. 1:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 At least 20 killed near hospital in Khan Younis as Israeli forces focus efforts in southern Gaza From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahmin and Pauline Lockwood Dozens of people were killed following Israeli strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. At least 20 people were killed in the airstrikes, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza reported. CNN has requested comment from the IDF. Over the past 24 hours, 195 people were killed and 325 others were injured, the ministry reported, adding that 21,110 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since October 7. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amid the ongoing conflict. The reports come after IDF chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months,” and the Israeli military is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip – Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.” 3:18 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF tells international community to "find additional solutions" to distribute aid in Gaza From CNN's Pauline Lockwood The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and has urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis in the region. World Health Organization officials visited several hospitals across Gaza on Monday, detailing “harrowing accounts” of suffering shared by health workers and patients as the conflict widens. Food and health crises have also engulfed the enclave, with humanitarian workers struggling to get enough resources to displaced Gazans. Hagari reiterated in his video statement that “defeating Hamas is the only option,” after Israeli officials warned the war will continue for several months. “We will continue our important mission, to defeat Hamas, and rescue our hostages. We are committed to freeing our hostage from Hamas and freeing Gaza from Hamas, for a better future for the region,” Hagari said. Tensions between Israel and UN: The IDF spokesperson’s comments come after Israel announced that it will stop automatically granting visas to United Nations workers, adding that the country will instead process applications on a case-by-case basis. Characterizing the announcement as “an update on the deeply problematic involvement of the United Nations in this conflict,” Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy noted that the UN had failed to condemn Hamas for hijacking aid and for waging war out of hospitals. 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At least 50 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Thursday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Meanwhile, thousands of desperate civilians surrounded a relief convoy in northern Gaza, seeking food amid an acute hunger crisis. Hezbollah said it launched more attacks on northern Israel on Thursday, as tension grows between Israel and Lebanon over the Iran-backed paramilitary group’s clashes with Israeli troops. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel next week to discuss next steps for the war, an Israeli official told CNN. Israel’s military chief has said the war against Hamas is far from ending, despite diplomatic efforts.  Here’s how to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza. 5:01 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 4:11 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 Israeli military "failed in its mission" to rescue 3 hostages who were accidentally killed, new report says   From CNN's Michael Rios  Israel’s military “failed in its mission” to rescue three hostages mistakenly killed by its troops in Gaza earlier this month, its chief of the general staff said Thursday, as the military published the findings of its investigation. The findings concluded that Israeli command ranks had information that hostages were present in the area, and “even took actions to prevent strikes on locations suspected of having hostages,” the report read.  But the investigation also concluded the Israeli forces in the field had “insufficient awareness” of the possibility that hostages would approach them or that the troops would encounter hostages in operations not specifically aimed at freeing them. Yotam Haim, Alon Shimriz and Samer Talalka were kidnapped by Hamas militants during their attack on Israel on October 7. The three men were killed during an IDF operation around the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaiya on December 15. That day, according to the findings, an Israeli soldier fired toward three hostages “identified as threats,” killing two of them. The third hostage fled, and the battalion commander gave an order to hold fire to identify the third person. After the commander heard someone screaming “help” in Hebrew, he called on the person to come toward the soldiers; the hostage emerged from a building and moved toward the troops, the report said. Two soldiers didn’t hear the commander’s orders to hold fire “due to noise from a nearby tank” and fatally shot the third hostage, according to the investigation.  The probe also concluded that the “hostages were walking shirtless, and one of them was waving a white flag, standing at a point with limited visibility relative to the position of the soldier that fired the shot.”  In the days before the killing of the three hostages, the report said Israeli soldiers heard cries for help in Hebrew coming from a building while Israeli soldiers fought Hamas gunmen. The soldiers thought it was an attempt to trap them, the report said. A camera mounted on a military dog during the fight also captured the voices of the hostages crying for help. That same day, a note reading “Help” in Hebrew was found at the exit of a tunnel, the report claims, which Israeli soldiers interpreted as an attempt by Hamas to lure them.   On December 14, Israeli drone footage identified signs reading “SOS” and “Help, 3 hostages” on a building 200 meters from where the three hostages were killed the next day, the report says. The report claims that the Israeli military suspected this was a trap after blue barrels were spotted nearby that it said are commonly found in rigged areas.  Halevi concluded the killing of the hostages shouldn’t have happened and didn’t match the risk of the situation. 1:20 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 Desperation grows in Gaza as thousands of civilians surround aid convoy for food. Catch up on the latest From CNN staff Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a United Nations center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday. The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid. Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip, saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger. Here are the latest developments: Israeli strikes: Twenty-one people were killed, and dozens injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving the bodies told CNN over the phone on Thursday. A medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among the dead. In another apparent Israeli airstrike, 16 people were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza on Thursday, two medical sources treating civilians told CNN.  Deadliest year for children in West Bank: More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday. Hundreds leave Gaza through Rafah crossing: Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official. Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah Thursday, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said. Israeli-American hostage killed on October 7: Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. Camp for displaced people in Khan Younis: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps.  Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel: Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona. Sanctions imposed on those facilitating Iranian funds to Houthi forces: The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on one individual and three entities “responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces and their destabilizing activities.” The new sanctions were imposed in the wake of a series of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Action in the Red Sea: A US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen, US Central Command said Thursday, marking the 22nd time the Houthis have targeted international shipping since mid-October. The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer intercepted the launches on Thursday evening from the Houthis, an Iranian proxy in Yemen. There was no damage or reported injuries to any of the 18 ships operating in the area of the southern Red Sea, Central Command said on social media.  11:07 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 16 Palestinians killed in strikes located east of Khan Younis in Gaza, medical sources say From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi Sixteen Palestinians were killed east of Khan Younis in Gaza Thursday evening in an apparent Israeli airstrike, two medical sources treating civilians tell CNN.  In the town of Al-Fukhari, eight civilians — mostly children — were killed after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building that was housing internally displaced persons, a medical source at the European Hospital in Gaza told CNN by phone.   In the Al-Maghazi camp area in central Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed another eight people, according to a medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital who spoke to CNN Thursday.  CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on the apparent airstrike and was unable to get an immediate response.   12:52 a.m. GMT, December 29, 2023 21 killed in attack on Rafah, hospital director says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi Twenty-one people were killed and dozens of others were injured after an apparent Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in Rafah, a director at the hospital receiving bodies told CNN over the phone Thursday.  Another medical source at Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said that 12 children and four women were among those killed.    CNN obtained a video filmed Thursday evening near the entrance of Al-Kuwaiti Hospital, capturing chaotic scenes as doctors hurried to treat injured people. An ambulance is seen arriving at the hospital gate where people receive first aid. Additionally, the video shows two deceased individuals covered in blankets.    CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment and was unable to get an immediate response on claims it struck a residential building in Rafah, which killed civilians. 9:42 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Palestine Red Crescent Society plans to establish “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis From CNN's Michael Rios The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it is working with the Egyptian Red Crescent to establish the “first organized camp” for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowded in makeshift camps.  The first phase of the new camp will include 300 tents and will accommodate displaced families from “medical, ambulance, and relief teams” at PRCS, the group said. It will also provide water, sanitation services, lunch, nutrition, energy and fuel supplies, PRCS added.  In the final stages, the group aims to expand the camp to 1,000 tents, providing shelter for “hundreds” of displaced families in southern Gaza.  PRCS did not specify when the camp would open. CNN has reached out to the group for details. 10:50 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel-Lebanon tensions grow as Hezbollah launches more attacks on northern Israel From Charbel Mallo, Tamar Michaelis and Maija Ehlinger  Shelling along the Lebanon-Israel border continued Thursday, as Lebanese officials spent the day in meetings with foreign counterparts from France and Britain about the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed paramilitary group. Hezbollah claimed it carried out simultaneous attacks around 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) — targeting multiple “barracks” across northern Israel.  The Israel Defense Forces told CNN that approximately 20 launches were detected on Thursday that were aimed at Kiryat Shmona, a northern Israeli municipality that has been the target of Hezbollah strikes over the last several days.  The municipality claimed two anti-tank missiles were fired at the town earlier in the day. Hezbollah made six direct missile hits on Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday. Diplomatic efforts: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Beirut on Thursday and also spoke with French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna on a call to discuss the growing clashes in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.  Mikati called for “maximum pressure to stop the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon” during his meeting with Cameron, according to a social media post from the Lebanese government. Cameron said in a post on X that an “escalation of the conflict in Gaza to Lebanon, the Red Sea or across the wider region, would add to the extremely high level of danger and insecurity in the world.” The fighting is among various incidents involving Iran and its proxies that have raised global concerns that Israel’s war in Gaza could widen into a greater regional conflict. Peacekeeper wounded: As the threat of greater violence between Hezbollah and Israel rises, evidence of the growing tensions on the ground in Lebanon is appearing.   The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanese authorities to investigate after an attack on a patrol unit. The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says the attack “by a group of young men” in the southern city of Taybeh left a peacekeeper wounded and a vehicle damaged, according to an X account run by UNIFIL. 8:06 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Desperate civilians in Gaza climb over trucks and surround relief convoy for food, video shows  From journalist Khader Al Za'anoun and CNN’s Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi Thousands of desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip surrounded a relief aid convoy at a UN center in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood of northern Gaza, as seen in CNN video footage on Thursday. The aid convoy consisted of two trucks distributing aid just outside a center of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), where people were seen climbing over them in desperation to get relief aid. An elderly man named Abu Hassan told CNN that he came to get some flour, which he has had no access to for the last month, subsisting instead on just “bits of rice”. Earlier this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expressed “deep concerns” over the rapidly worsening food security situation in the Gaza Strip saying approximately 2.2 million residents are facing acute hunger. 7:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli-American hostage abducted by Hamas was killed on October 7, kibbutz says From Tamir Michaelis, Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak Judi Weinstein, an Israeli-American who was abducted by Hamas, was killed on October 7, a kibbutz in southern Israel has announced Thursday. Weinstein, who was 70 years old, is dead and her body is still held by Hamas, Kibbutz Nir Oz said. Weinstein held Israeli, US and Canadian citizenship. It was known that she had been injured while being taken hostage on October 7. Her husband Gad Haggai, who was 73 years old, was pronounced dead on December 22, and his body is also still held by Hamas, according to the kibbutz. Weinstein’s death in Hamas custody means there are no remaining female Americans held by Hamas. Now, six Americans — all men — are believed to still be in captivity. In total, four American women have been released. It was initially believed Judi could be part of the hostage deal for Hamas to free at least 50 women and children that was struck last month. While two Americans were released under the agreement, Judi was not. In a statement, US President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden are “devastated” to hear the news. Haggai and Weinstein’s family “have been living through hell for weeks. No family should have to endure such an ordeal. And I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home,” the statement said. 5:37 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 31 were killed Wednesday near hospital in southern Gaza, medical group says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman, and Eyad Kourdi  A total of 31 Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in Israeli shelling in the vicinity of the Al-Amal hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. This is in addition to the casualties caused by Israeli strikes on Thursday close to that hospital, where 10 people had been killed and 21 were injured. The toll from Wednesday raises the number of fatalities due to Israeli strikes in the vicinity of the hospital over the past two days to 41. The hospital is in Khan Younis, which has seen several weeks of heavy fighting and air strikes. “Among the casualties are individuals present in front of the hospital and displaced persons seeking shelter” the PRCS said. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on the nature of targets in the area of the hospital. 4:02 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 15 US citizens among hundreds of foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip on Thursday From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi Fifteen US citizens were among 748 foreign nationals who left the Gaza Strip for Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Thursday, according to an Egyptian official.  Heading in the opposite direction, 103 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah today, including 80 aid trucks — four of which carried cooking gas — and 23 trucks carrying commercial goods, the official said. The number of trucks crossing was marginally higher than on Wednesday, and in line with the daily average. Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza. Remember: Rafah is the only Gazan border crossing that isn’t controlled by Israel, which has kept its crossings largely shut since Hamas’ October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israeli offensive in Gaza. Rafah has therefore emerged as a crucial location where evacuees get out of Gaza and desperately needed humanitarian supplies get into the enclave. 3:25 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 92 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza on Wednesday, Egyptian official says From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi Ninety-two trucks loaded with humanitarian aid and commercial goods entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, according to an Egyptian official. The convoy included 80 trucks of aid, four trucks carrying cooking gas, and 12 trucks carrying commercial goods. Additionally, a total of 264 foreigners departed from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The number of trucks entering Gaza on Wednesday is in line with the daily average observed over the previous week. UN agencies and aid organizations have said that the number is insufficient to meet basic needs in Gaza. Before the conflict, the United Nations reported an average daily delivery of 455 trucks carrying commercial goods to Gaza.  3:10 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 This has been the deadliest year for children in occupied West Bank, UNICEF report says From CNN’s Kareem Khadder and Eyad Kourdi More than 80 children have been killed in the last 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amidst intensified military activities, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). That number is “more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained.” UNICEF said in a report issued Thursday. Since the beginning of the year, the violence has claimed the lives of 124 Palestinian children and six Israeli children, UNICEF added. 3:55 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel warns of worsening Hezbollah situation at Lebanese border. Here’s what you need to know From CNN staff Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz warned if Lebanon’s government is unable to “push Hezbollah away from the border,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will take matters into its own hands. His comments come amid continued cross-border skirmishes between the IDF and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, which have been near-constant since Hamas launched its October 7 attack on Israel. Three people died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike, Lebanese media reported; the IDF said it was responding to fire after sirens sounded in a kibbutz near the border. Gantz said the situation on the border demands change, as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war. Here are the latest developments. Hezbollah threat: Time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, with seemingly no end in sight to the tit-for-tat exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in the south of Lebanon since October. Gantz warned if Lebanon could not constrain Hezbollah, “the IDF will do so.” Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed in an overnight Israeli air strike – the latest in a series of skirmishes. Gaza evacuations: The IDF warned residents across several parts of central Gaza to leave urgently while its military campaign against Hamas continues. It instructed people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza – including the Al-Bureij refugee camp – to move to shelters. It is not clear how many residents will be aware of the IDF’s “urgent instructions,” issued in a message in Arabic on X, due to the lack of communications and internet access in Gaza. The warning came as the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported at least 50 people had been killed Thursday in Israeli air strikes. Meanwhile, the number of injured rose from 12 to 21. West Bank incursion: A Palestinian man, named Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers during an overnight incursion in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. Four others were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Responding to a CNN request for comment, the IDF said it had returned fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. The Israel-Hamas war has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank, where more than 300 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, according to the ministry. Delicate diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and neighboring countries in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. The reports of the visit came as Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister’s office quoted Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that talks are ongoing on getting the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza returned home. UN resolution: A resolution passed last week by the United Nations Security Council calling for increased aid to Gaza is not yet yielding results, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The resolution, approved last Friday, called for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, as well as increased aid to Gaza – but it was “yet to have an impact” in the war-torn strip, Tedros said. Growing Gaza death toll: The number of people killed in Gaza since Israeli military operations began on October 7 has risen to 21,320, with an additional 55,603 people injured, according to a statement published by Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra added that 210 people had died and 360 people were injured in the past 24 hours. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry, due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amidst the ongoing conflict. 1:44 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF acknowledges "unintended harm" to civilians due to air strikes in central Gaza on December 24 From CNN's Tim Lister The Israel Defense Forces has acknowledged that there was what it calls “unintended harm” to civilians as a result of air strikes in central Gaza on December 24.  The strikes were against targets in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. About 70 people were killed in the strikes, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. The IDF said the strikes would be further investigated by the General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism. It said the IDF regretted the harm caused to uninvolved civilians and is acting to draw conclusions and learn lessons from this event. 3:24 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Palestinian group says at least 25 detained by IDF in occupied West Bank From CNN’s Abeer Salman, Sophie Jeong, and Eyad Kourdi  At least 25 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including former prisoners, were arrested by Israeli forces on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning according to a statement published by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. The arrests spanned several districts, including Ramallah, Hebron, Jericho, Tulkarm, Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, and Qalqilya. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said on X, formerly Twitter, that it had launched a significant security operation in the West Bank aimed at dismantling “Hamas funding networks.” It said the operation resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals alleged to have financial ties to Hamas. 11:37 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli politicians react angrily to remarks by Turkey's Erdogan comparing Netanyahu to Hitler From CNN's Benjamin Brown in London and Tamar Michaelis in Jerusalem Relations between Israel and Turkey have sunk to a new low after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. According to the state news agency Anadolu, Erdogan said during a speech in Turkey’s capital Ankara that there was “no difference” between the actions of the two men. Netanyahu responded on X, formerly Twitter, saying Erdogan, “who is committing genocide against the Kurds and who holds the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime, is the last person who can preach morality to us.” A member of Israel’s war cabinet, Benny Gantz, on Wednesday, wrote on X that Erdogan’s remarks were “blatant distortions of reality and a desecration of the Holocaust’s memory.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who made a state visit to Turkey in 2022, said that “in human history, there was no event like the terrible Holocaust,” and Erdogan’s “words deeply hurt the soul of every Jew, regardless of who he is, and the memory of the millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors antisemitism, said “once again, Turkish President Erdogan uses false Nazi analogies to criticize the Israeli government as he did in 2014, 2018 and 2019, while again failing to condemn Hamas and the Oct. 7 attack.” Some background: Turkey’s diplomatic and economic ties to Israel stretch back to 1949. Through the decades, economic ties have continued despite major ups and downs in diplomatic relations. After a decade of hostility, Turkey and Israel restored diplomatic relations last year. 11:15 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF warns people in parts of central Gaza to leave immediately From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has warned residents in many parts of central Gaza that they must urgently leave while its operations against Hamas continue.  The IDF issued a message in Arabic on X, formerly Twitter, instructing people in 15 identified blocks south of Wadi Gaza to move to shelters. The areas include the Al-Bureij refugee camp. The lack of communications and internet access in Gaza, which have been degraded by Israeli air strikes, make it difficult to assess how many residents would be aware of what the IDF calls “urgent instructions.” The IDF posting said people in the identified blocks “must immediately move to the shelters in Deir al-Balah. A temporary tactical local suspension of military activities will be imposed for humanitarian purposes in the southern neighbourhood of Deir al-Balah from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for provisions purposes.” It instructed people not to move along the central axis — the Salah Al-Din road — because of fighting in the southern city of Khan Younis. 10:39 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says From CNN’s Abeer Salman in Jerusalem A Palestinian man was killed overnight in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank following an Israeli incursion, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Thursday. The victim, named as Hazem Al Qattawi, was shot by Israeli soldiers, the ministry said. Four other Palestinians were injured in the incursion, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. In response to a CNN request for comment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had responded with live fire after “assailants” shot at Israeli forces. Judea and Samaria are the Biblical names for what is now the occupied West Bank. The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank with settler attacks and clashes killing more than 300 Palestinians since October 7, according to the ministry. 10:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 At least 50 people killed in air strikes in Gaza Thursday, says Hamas-run health ministry From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister Israeli air strikes on Thursday have killed at least 50 people across Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the enclave. Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said that the air strikes – which struck Beit Lahia in the north of the Strip, Khan Younis in the south and Al-Maghazi in the center – had also injured dozens, and that the number of casualties was likely to increase. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 10 people had been killed and 12 injured in strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, with three strikes targeting the vicinity within an hour. The PRCS published video and images of several civilian casualties, including children, being brought to the hospital. CNN has asked the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for a response on the targets being struck in the area around Al-Amal hospital. 2:20 p.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Israel warns that if Lebanon doesn't push Hezbollah back from border, the IDF will do it From CNN's Tamar Michaelis and Michael Rios The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a press briefing Wednesday, warning that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Gantz’s comments came after Lebanese national news agency reported three people had died overnight in southern Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah social media said one of its fighters was killed in the attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted sources of fire coming from Lebanon after sirens sounded in kibbutz Rosh HaNikra, on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Israel. Some background: While war has raged most fiercely in Gaza, there have been near-constant skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group that dominates southern Lebanon, since Hamas’ attack on October 7. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East, has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border. It shares Hamas’ ultimate goal of destroying the Jewish state. While the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon has mostly been contained to the border area, the United States rebuked Israel earlier in December for a series of attacks on the US-backed Lebanese army in the north, prompting alarm in the Biden administration and raising fears of a wider regional conflict. 6:29 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Death toll rises as Israeli military targets southern Gaza. Here's what you need to know From CNN staff Nearly 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 others injured following Israeli military strikes in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the strip said Wednesday. At least 20 people were killed following airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the health ministry said. The death toll across Gaza now stands at 21,110 since October 7, according to the ministry. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures. The rising toll comes after Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday that the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months” and that the IDF is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip — Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.”  That signal, following similar recent comments from Israeli leaders, has alarmed the international community. Here’s the latest: French concerns: In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” an Elysée Palace readout said.  US diplomacy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN. His expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday regarding the next phase of the war. CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment. Regional talks: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency. Aid hurdles: A resolution passed by the UN Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. The IDF has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis. Children stripped: An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the IDF in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them. CNN has reached out to the IDF for comment. Cross-border fire: The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon demands change, Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz said at a briefing Wednesday. He warned that time is running out to reach a diplomatic solution as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in the area. It comes as fears are rising of a widened Middle East war. Iranian claim: Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack on Israel, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions. 5:52 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 UN Security Council resolution on aid "yet to have an impact" in Gaza, WHO chief says From CNN's Michael Rios A resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council last week that called for increased aid to Gaza has “yet to have an impact,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.  The UN resolution approved last Friday calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas, increased aid to Gaza and the creation of conditions that will allow for a sustainable end to fighting, ending days of closed-door negotiations. But it was yet to become reality in the war-torn strip, Tedros said. “UN Security Council members must urgently turn their recent resolution — to create pauses in hostilities and humanitarian corridors — into reality in Gaza. Actions, not words, are what Gaza’s people need today,” Tedros said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. WHO warnings: Tedros’ remarks come after WHO teams carried out “high-risk” missions to deliver supplies to two hospitals in Gaza. In the north, UN teams brought medical items and fuel to the Al-Shifa Hospital, where a reported 50,000 people are seeking shelter, to keep essential health services running at the hospital, WHO said. Teams in the south visited Al-Amal hospital, where WHO staff said they found it impossible to walk inside “without stepping over patients and those seeking refuge.” While transiting through Gaza, teams also witnessed “tens of thousands of people fleeing heavy strikes in the Khan Younis and Middle Area — on foot, riding on donkeys or in cars.” WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn said the agency was concerned the new displacement of people would strain medical facilities in the south even further.  “This forced mass movement of people will also lead to more overcrowding, increased risk of infectious diseases and make it even harder to deliver humanitarian aid,” Peeperkorn said. Tedros echoed his concerns.  2:24 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Hamas denies Iranian claim that October 7 attack was revenge for commander's assassination From CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran’s military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Ramadan Sharif on Wednesday claimed the Hamas attack against Israel was a response to the 2020 killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. Hamas’ October 7 attack saw militants rampage through parts of southern Israel on a murder and kidnapping spree that killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw about 240 people taken hostage, including women, elderly, and children. Iranian officials have previously denied any direct involvement in the attack, saying that despite Tehran’s financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the region, it does not direct any of their actions. Some context: The IRGC spokesperson’s claim Wednesday comes after IRNA reported that another Iranian commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report when asked by CNN. Sharif on Wednesday echoed threats from Iranian officials of revenge against Israel. Iran will respond appropriately to the “Israeli regime for the assassination of a senior military adviser in Syria,” and will take revenge for “the terrorist attack in different times and places,” he said, according to IRNA.  6:02 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 French president expresses "deepest concern" to Netanyahu on civilian death toll in Gaza From CNN’s Martin Goillandeau In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deepest concern” at the “very heavy civilian toll and the absolute humanitarian emergency facing the civilian population of Gaza.” According to an Elysée Palace readout of the Wednesday call, Macron told Netanyahu of “Israel’s imperative to protect civilians” and “the urgency of delivering the necessary aid to the people of Gaza,” per the French Presidency.  Macron also stressed “the need to work towards a lasting ceasefire, with the help of all regional and international partners,” the palace said.  France will be working with Jordan “in the coming days” to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza, Macron said.  The French president also told Netanyahu that the release of all hostages in the strip, including three French nationals, was a priority for France. Netanyahu updated him on “Israel’s effort to bring about the release of the hostages” and asked Macron to “continue working for their release,” according to the Israeli government’s readout of the call. The French statement also called a two-state solution “the only viable solution to ensure Israel’s long-term security and meet the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians.” Macron reaffirmed France’s commitment to Israel’s security and “recalled the steps taken within the framework of the European Union to establish sanctions against Hamas, as well as the measures taken with international partners against terrorist groups threatening peace and stability in the region.” 6:35 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Blinken expected to travel to Israel next week, Israeli official says From CNN's Kaitlan Collins US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and make additional stops in the Middle East next week to discuss the next steps in the Israel-Hamas war, an Israeli official told CNN.  CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment.  Some background: Blinken’s expected trip comes after senior Biden administration officials and a close confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met regarding the next phase of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Tuesday evening.  Ron Dermer, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and a former ambassador to the United States, departed the White House after more than four hours following a meeting with Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. A White House official told CNN the discussions included: The transition to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets. Steps to improve the humanitarian situation and minimize harm to civilians. Securing the release of the remaining hostages. Planning for post-conflict Gaza. CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez contributed reporting to this post. 12:54 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Video appears to show at least 2 children stripped and detained by IDF in Gaza From CNN's Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Mitch McCluskey An edited video circulating on social media appears to show Palestinian men and at least two children detained and stripped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a stadium in northern Gaza. Clips in the video show what appear to be two young boys in one frame, stripped down to their underwear, walking and holding both their hands up as the IDF directs them in the stadium. In another clip, two figures who appear to be the same young boys stripped of their clothing are seen with their hands above their heads, as they are lined up in single file lines with other males who appear to be teens and adults. CNN is unable to verify when the video was shot. A CNN geolocation of the video shows it was filmed in Yarmouk Stadium in Gaza City, where NGO Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has said it received reports of detentions. CNN reached out to the IDF late Tuesday night for comment on the video and the children detained but has not yet heard back. Hundreds of Palestinian men and boys have been detained by Israeli forces in recent weeks. In the past, the IDF has said it has stripped detainees to ensure they were not carrying explosives. Throughout the video, men can be seen stripped down to their underwear. In some clips, the detainees are sitting on the floor with their hands tied to their backs, some blindfolded, and standing in single file lines as soldiers overlook and inspect them. Clips of the video also show women and other children detained. In one shot, three fully clothed women are seen blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs as they sit on the grass in front of a soccer goal in the stadium. An Israeli flag is seen hanging on the soccer goal. Read more about the video. 3:20 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 Leaders of Egypt and Jordan say they reject any efforts to displace Palestinians From CNN's Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan said they oppose any efforts to displace Palestinians following a meeting in Cairo Wednesday. The leaders convened at Al-Ittihadiya Palace to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to a statement from Egypt’s presidency, which added they also called for an urgent ceasefire to allow in critically needed humanitarian aid. They also called for a “fair and comprehensive solution” to the conflict, which they said should include the creation of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, the statement said. The meeting came just days after Egypt floated a new peace plan, which was rejected by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to Reuters, citing Egyptian security sources. In November, Egypt and Qatar played a pivotal role in establishing a temporary ceasefire deal that led to the release of Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza.  1:27 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 At least 20 killed near hospital in Khan Younis as Israeli forces focus efforts in southern Gaza From CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahmin and Pauline Lockwood Dozens of people were killed following Israeli strikes near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. At least 20 people were killed in the airstrikes, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza reported. CNN has requested comment from the IDF. Over the past 24 hours, 195 people were killed and 325 others were injured, the ministry reported, adding that 21,110 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since October 7. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the Gaza ministry due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amid the ongoing conflict. The reports come after IDF chief Herzi Halevi said Tuesday the war against Hamas “will continue for many more months,” and the Israeli military is concentrating its efforts “in the southern Gaza Strip – Khan Younis, the central camps, and further.” 3:18 a.m. GMT, December 28, 2023 IDF tells international community to "find additional solutions" to distribute aid in Gaza From CNN's Pauline Lockwood The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed there are “logistical limitations” to getting aid into Gaza, and has urged “the international community to find additional solutions,” as global bodies warn of the spiraling humanitarian crisis in the region. World Health Organization officials visited several hospitals across Gaza on Monday, detailing “harrowing accounts” of suffering shared by health workers and patients as the conflict widens. Food and health crises have also engulfed the enclave, with humanitarian workers struggling to get enough resources to displaced Gazans. Hagari reiterated in his video statement that “defeating Hamas is the only option,” after Israeli officials warned the war will continue for several months. “We will continue our important mission, to defeat Hamas, and rescue our hostages. We are committed to freeing our hostage from Hamas and freeing Gaza from Hamas, for a better future for the region,” Hagari said.  Tensions between Israel and UN: The IDF spokesperson’s comments come after Israel announced that it will stop automatically granting visas to United Nations workers, adding that the country will instead process applications on a case-by-case basis. 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Artist Ahed Abu Hamda was among the estimated 90 victims of devastating air raids on the camp over Christmas Ahed Abu Hamda (centre) was killed at the Maghazi camp in central Gaza (Artists on the Frontline/X) Published date: 28 December 2023 13:59 GMT | Last update: 1 year 11 months ago A Palestinian artist and theatre maker was killed by Israeli forces amid air strikes on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza over Christmas. Ahed Abu Hamda, a drama teacher who worked with Theatre Day, a Gaza-based community theatre, was killed amid a devastating wave of air strikes targeting the densely populated camp, the organisation Artists On The Frontline reported on Wednesday. The onslaught started just before midnight on Christmas Eve and continued into Christmas Day, killing at least 90 people, many of them children. Israeli forces reportedly carried out more than 50 strikes that night on three refugee camps Al Bureij, An Nuseirat and Maghazi. The Palestinian authorities reported that the intensifying strikes across the besieged enclave between 23 and 26 December had killed more than 250 people in 24 hours, as Israel stepped up its bombardment of Gaza.  New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters The refugee camp, which is Gaza’s smallest, has previously been targeted by air strikes, but the attack on Sunday was described as one of the "deadliest" since the start of the conflict in early October. The Israeli Air Force later expressed its "regret" after an internal investigation revealed it had used the wrong type of weaponry in the attack, wreaking extensive collateral damage. No prior warning According to Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum, the camp is one of the most densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip, and is an area that had been designated “safe” by the Israeli military. In previous assaults, Israeli forces would warn residents of an attack, but in Maghazi,  residents reported that the onslaught happened without prior warning, with entire residential blocks flattened and body parts scattered across the camp. While the official death toll stands at 90, residents say the number is likely much higher. According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), the camp is normally home to 30,000 people, but it is estimated that the population has swollen to 100,000, with the influx of refugees fleeing intense Israeli bombardment in the north. With no fuel to operate bulldozers and vehicles due to the “total siege” imposed on the strip by Israel, residents are digging through the rubble to recover victims with their bare hands. A war on culture Abu Hamda’s death comes after the Palestinian Ministry of Culture released a report revealing how the months-long Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip has torn through Palestine’s cultural sector.  According to the report, at least 28 Palestinian artists, intellectuals and writers in Gaza have been killed since 7 October. “The war on culture has always been at the heart of the aggressors’ war on our people, as the real war is a war on the narrative to steal the land and its rich treasures of knowledge, history, and civilization, along with the stories it holds,” Dr Atef Abu Saif said in the report's introduction. On 13 December, Israeli forces raided the Freedom Theatre, a community theatre based in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, detaining three of its artists. Although two were subsequently released, Mustafa Sheta, the theatre’s producer and manager, remains in detention. Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and analysis of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees, please fill out this form. More about MEE can be found here.

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December 27, 2023January 3, 2024 Maghazi Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine — With over 100 dead and counting, the Christmas Eve massacre at the Maghazi refugee camp has become one of the deadliest Israeli bombings on Gaza since October 7. Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said that the bombings of the camp in a crowded residential square are acts of an ongoing genocide perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians. Mahmoud Abu Rahma, a survivor of the bombing, told Unicorn Riot the bombing was “[more] massive and horrific destruction than we had ever imagined before.” As of Dec. 27, 2023, more than 21,100 Palestinians have been killed and over 55,200 wounded — over 70% of whom are women and children — due to the unprecedented-in-recent-history U.S.-backed Israeli bombing of the densely populated Gaza Strip. After the bombing, horrific scenes of the attempted recovery of dead bodies and the injured from the rubble were broadcast to the internet. Civil defense and ambulance crews face great difficulties attempting to recover bodies under the rubble from thousand-pound bombs being dropped on concrete buildings due to the lack of necessary equipment and fuel — both prevented by the Israeli occupation as they continue their seventeenth year of besiegement of the Gaza Strip and are entering into their third straight month of indiscriminate bombardment of civilians. Abu Rahma said residents of the Maghazi Refugee Camp never received any warning to evacuate, which is typical before Israeli strikes on residential houses. Israel is reportedly investigating the strikes. “We were sitting inside the house, safe, as you know, and at sunset everyone was inside their house. Suddenly we were targeted by a very huge missile, and we could not see anything and fog prevailed everywhere. As we tried to inhale the air, smoke entered our mouths. We fled, not knowing where to go, and our hands and feet were torn apart. The hands of the children and adults and everyone in the place were torn. Thank God we got out in peace, but I don’t know what to say.” Mahmoud Abu Rahma, survivor of the Maghazi massacre Over 1.9 million of the estimated 2.3 Palestinians that reside in Gaza have now been internally displaced, a number that exceeds 80% of the population. According to the Gaza Government Media Office, of the 21,110 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7 are 8,800 children, 6,300 women, 3,111 medics and medical staff, 40 civil defense staff and over 100 journalists. More than 7,000 people also remain missing. Two days after the deadly bombing, 80 Palestinians were buried in a mass grave at Tal Al-Sultan Cemetery in Rafah, see video below. Gaza-Based Unicorn Riot Contributor Speaks on Israel Bombing His Home – Nov. 14, 2023 Over 10,500 Killed in One Month as Israel Continues its War on Palestine – Nov. 10, 2023 Hamas Attacks, Israel Responds: Thousands Dead in New War – Oct. 15, 2023 See more Unicorn Riot coverage from Palestine here. Follow us on X (aka Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Mastodon, Threads, BlueSky and Patreon. Published December 27, 2023

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Everyday we ask our friends and colleagues in #Gaza if they’re alive. A simple text. Are you still alive. Today the silence from Izzeddin Nawasra was heartbreaking - He was murdered in an airstrike on his home in the Maghazi refugee camp last night. Here’s his story. (Thread)

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Israel-Hamas War: Egypt Plan To End War Gets Cool Reception—Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building of the Al Nawasrah family destroyed in an Israeli strike in Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 25, ... https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-12-25-2023-151faf920facb9910a254c2987e00d5f……

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Government Media Office in Gaza: Israeli aircrafts committed a massacre in Al Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. They targeted three inhabited houses belonging to Musalam, Sisalem, and Nawasrah families. More than 15 Palestinians have been killed, and…
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Israel fired at people participating in a funeral of Al Nawasra family in the cemetery of Al Maghazi camp killing 5 people. Even burial in Gaza is being denied.
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Breaking: Tragic scenes as Israel takes lives of civilians burying their Nawasra family members in Maghazi Refugee Camp. #GazaGenocide
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Latest data available is until July 31st, 2025 (see updates detailed below). There are 60,199 in this list of names of those known to have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Of these, 1,137 were senior ladies, 1,791 were senior men, 10,271 were women, 28,543 were men, 7,801 were girls and 10,656 were boys. Names list web viewer → Usage​ The dataset is available as a CSV and JSON array. For programmatic use cases, we recommend sequentially requesting segments of the list using the paged JSON option, but a full minified JSON list is also provided below. You can replace the v3 path in these links with v2 for our older format. For JSON we recommend v3 as it's a faster download. See versions. Paging​ Given the size of this list, request times for the full list may be long. You can fetch the list incrementally in pages of 100 JSON objects using the following format. Pages are numbered from 1 to 602, and the total number of pages will grow as the list grows in size. Please keep in mind that these pages will not have consistent ordering over time. You can dynamically fetch the current page size and number of pages using our Summary JSON. We recommend fetching this resource before & after a sequential fetch to confirm that the page count was stable (makes sure the list wasn't updated while you were requesting all the pages). https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/page-1.json Fields​ Each record will have the following fields: KeyValueVersionnameoriginal arabic name from the source listv2,v3en_nameenglish name translationv2,v3idunique string (do not depend on format, it may change), and it may not be providedv2,v3dobdate of birth: string in YYYY-MM-DD format, or empty string if not availablev2,v3sexstring of one of m for male or f for femalev2,v3ageage as a numberv2,v3sourcestring indicating the source of the record (either h for "Ministry of Health", c for "Public Submission", j for "judicial or house committee", u for "unknown")v2updatenumber corresponding to the list update noted below under sourcesv3 Versions​ We maintain two formats of this dataset: a v2 and v3 version. Both receive updates as we receive list updates from the ministry. These versions represent data format changes and not unique list updates. For unique list update numbering refer to the update field noted above (only available for the v3 format). v2 has the paged format noted above alongside CSV and JSON. v3 provides CSV & JSON in a condensed format. The v3 format does not include the "source" field that's in v2. We removed the source field after the ministry stopped using it in the sixth list update. To keep the v3 JSON format small, we've switched the format from an array of JSON objects to an array of arrays, similar to a CSV. The first array specifies the fields and their order for the rest of the records in the main array. Source​ The dataset is updated when a new list is released by Gaza's Ministry of Health. Typically, this has been done in PDF format via their Telegram channel. Refer to the list of updates below for an idea of frequency. In their initial January 2024 update, the Ministry indicated the following about the list: The missing persons and the bodies of those trapped under the rubble were not counted. The unidentified people who arrived at hospitals were not counted. The unidentified persons whose bodies were handed over by the occupation were not counted. Those who were buried by their families without passing through hospitals were not counted. The victims in Gaza and North Gaza were not counted after the date of stopping the information system in November. Where the ministry's format has changed since the first update, we've tried to document this in our update posts linked below. The above bullets are presented to give you insight into their initial methodology and constraints, which have mostly held true (with the exception of #5 as the list was updated over time). The above caveats should make it clear that this list will be an undercount. You can read more about other factors you should consider. The aggregate numbers in the Daily Casualties - Gaza dataset will necessarily diverge from this list due to the number of unidentified people. Updates​ This list incorporates the following releases from the Ministry of Health: The first was as of January 5th, 2024 for hospitals reporting in the South and November 2nd 2023 for the North. Additionally, 21 records were included from an earlier release as noted in our Feburary update. (CSV / JSON) The second was as of March 29th, 2024 and it included submissions from the public to the Ministry (ie: families of those killed). We detailed the changes in our April 29th update. (CSV / JSON) The third was as of April 30th, 2024 and released on May 5th from the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our June 26th update. (CSV / JSON) The fourth was as of June 30th, 2024 and released on July 24th from the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our September 7th update. (CSV / JSON) The fifth was as of August 31st, 2024 and released around September 15th by the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our September 21st update. (CSV / JSON) The sixth was as of March 23rd, 2025, and released on the same day by the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our May 11th update. (CSV / JSON) The seventh was as of June 15th, 2025, and released on June 23rd from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our July 6th update. (CSV / JSON) The eighth was as of July 15th, 2025, and released on July 16th from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our July 20th update. (CSV / JSON) The ninth was as of July 31st, 2025, and released on August 4th from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our August 17th update. (CSV / JSON) Child Name Counts​ For counts of the top 10 translated first names by age group (man, woman, boy, and girl), you can reference this JSON API: https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/name-freq-en.json This dataset is used to derive estimates of children killed for our home page name cards as documented on our Summary dataset page.

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Latest data available is until July 31st, 2025 (see updates detailed below). There are 60,199 in this list of names of those known to have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Of these, 1,137 were senior ladies, 1,791 were senior men, 10,271 were women, 28,543 were men, 7,801 were girls and 10,656 were boys. Names list web viewer → Usage​ The dataset is available as a CSV and JSON array. For programmatic use cases, we recommend sequentially requesting segments of the list using the paged JSON option, but a full minified JSON list is also provided below. You can replace the v3 path in these links with v2 for our older format. For JSON we recommend v3 as it's a faster download. See versions. Paging​ Given the size of this list, request times for the full list may be long. You can fetch the list incrementally in pages of 100 JSON objects using the following format. Pages are numbered from 1 to 602, and the total number of pages will grow as the list grows in size. Please keep in mind that these pages will not have consistent ordering over time. You can dynamically fetch the current page size and number of pages using our Summary JSON. We recommend fetching this resource before & after a sequential fetch to confirm that the page count was stable (makes sure the list wasn't updated while you were requesting all the pages). https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/page-1.json Fields​ Each record will have the following fields: KeyValueVersionnameoriginal arabic name from the source listv2,v3en_nameenglish name translationv2,v3idunique string (do not depend on format, it may change), and it may not be providedv2,v3dobdate of birth: string in YYYY-MM-DD format, or empty string if not availablev2,v3sexstring of one of m for male or f for femalev2,v3ageage as a numberv2,v3sourcestring indicating the source of the record (either h for "Ministry of Health", c for "Public Submission", j for "judicial or house committee", u for "unknown")v2updatenumber corresponding to the list update noted below under sourcesv3 Versions​ We maintain two formats of this dataset: a v2 and v3 version. Both receive updates as we receive list updates from the ministry. These versions represent data format changes and not unique list updates. For unique list update numbering refer to the update field noted above (only available for the v3 format). v2 has the paged format noted above alongside CSV and JSON. v3 provides CSV & JSON in a condensed format. The v3 format does not include the "source" field that's in v2. We removed the source field after the ministry stopped using it in the sixth list update. To keep the v3 JSON format small, we've switched the format from an array of JSON objects to an array of arrays, similar to a CSV. The first array specifies the fields and their order for the rest of the records in the main array. Source​ The dataset is updated when a new list is released by Gaza's Ministry of Health. Typically, this has been done in PDF format via their Telegram channel. Refer to the list of updates below for an idea of frequency. In their initial January 2024 update, the Ministry indicated the following about the list: The missing persons and the bodies of those trapped under the rubble were not counted. The unidentified people who arrived at hospitals were not counted. The unidentified persons whose bodies were handed over by the occupation were not counted. Those who were buried by their families without passing through hospitals were not counted. The victims in Gaza and North Gaza were not counted after the date of stopping the information system in November. Where the ministry's format has changed since the first update, we've tried to document this in our update posts linked below. The above bullets are presented to give you insight into their initial methodology and constraints, which have mostly held true (with the exception of #5 as the list was updated over time). The above caveats should make it clear that this list will be an undercount. You can read more about other factors you should consider. The aggregate numbers in the Daily Casualties - Gaza dataset will necessarily diverge from this list due to the number of unidentified people. Updates​ This list incorporates the following releases from the Ministry of Health: The first was as of January 5th, 2024 for hospitals reporting in the South and November 2nd 2023 for the North. Additionally, 21 records were included from an earlier release as noted in our Feburary update. (CSV / JSON) The second was as of March 29th, 2024 and it included submissions from the public to the Ministry (ie: families of those killed). We detailed the changes in our April 29th update. (CSV / JSON) The third was as of April 30th, 2024 and released on May 5th from the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our June 26th update. (CSV / JSON) The fourth was as of June 30th, 2024 and released on July 24th from the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our September 7th update. (CSV / JSON) The fifth was as of August 31st, 2024 and released around September 15th by the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our September 21st update. (CSV / JSON) The sixth was as of March 23rd, 2025, and released on the same day by the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our May 11th update. (CSV / JSON) The seventh was as of June 15th, 2025, and released on June 23rd from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our July 6th update. (CSV / JSON) The eighth was as of July 15th, 2025, and released on July 16th from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our July 20th update. (CSV / JSON) The ninth was as of July 31st, 2025, and released on August 4th from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our August 17th update. (CSV / JSON) Child Name Counts​ For counts of the top 10 translated first names by age group (man, woman, boy, and girl), you can reference this JSON API: https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/name-freq-en.json This dataset is used to derive estimates of children killed for our home page name cards as documented on our Summary dataset page.

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BEIRUT (AP) — He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks.Then, branch by branch, 173 of Youssef Salem’s relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in a matter of days in December. By spring that toll had risen to 270. Bones and flesh strewn over the ruins of family homes. Blond curls of a young cousin peeking through bricks. Unrecognizable bodies piled on a donkey cart. Lines of burial shrouds.These images are what survivors are left with from hundreds of families in Gaza like the al-Aghas, Salems and Abu Najas.To a degree never seen before, Israel is killing entire Palestinian families, a loss even more devastating than the physical destruction and the massive displacement. More than 100 members of the al-Agha family have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7. To understand what happened to the family, the AP reviewed social media posts, and talked with survivors and relatives. (AP production: Marshall Ritzel) An Associated Press investigation identified at least 60 Palestinian families where at least 25 people were killed — sometimes four generations from the same bloodline — in bombings between October and December, the deadliest and most destructive period of the war. Nearly a quarter of those families lost more than 50 family members in those weeks. Several families have almost no one left to document the toll, especially as documenting and sharing information became harder.Youssef Salem’s hard drive is stocked with photos of the dead. He spent months filling a spreadsheet with their vital details as news of their deaths was confirmed, to preserve a last link to the web of relationships he thought would thrive for generations more. “My uncles were wiped out, totally. The heads of households, their wives, children, and grandchildren,” Salem said from his home in Istanbul. In the last two decades, 10 members of his family were killed in Israeli strikes. “Nothing like this war,” he said. The AP review encompassed casualty records released by Gaza’s health ministry until March, online death notices, family and neighborhood social media pages and spreadsheets, witness and survivor accounts, as well as a casualty data from Airwars, a London-based conflict monitor.The Mughrabi family: more than 70 were killed in a single Israeli airstrike in December. The Abu Najas: over 50 were killed in October strikes, including at least two pregnant women. The large Doghmush clan lost at least 44 members in a strike on a mosque; AP documented over 100 family members killed in following weeks. By the spring, over 80 members of the Abu al-Qumssan family were killed. “The numbers are shocking,” said Hussam Abu al-Qumssan, who lives in Libya and has taken over documenting the family death toll as his relatives in Gaza struggled to keep track. In the 51-day war of 2014, the number of families that lost three or more members was less than 150. In this one, nearly 1,900 families have suffered multiple deaths by January, including more than 300 that lost over 10 members in the first month of the war alone, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Ramy Abdu, chairman for the Geneva-based EuroMed Human Rights Monitor, which monitors the Gaza war, said dozens of his researchers in Gaza stopped documenting family deaths in March after identifying over 2,500 with at least three deaths. “We can hardly keep up with the total death toll,” Abdu said. The killing of families across generations is a key part of the genocide case against Israel, now before the International Court of Justice. Separately, the International Criminal Court prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for two Israeli leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including for the intentional killing of civilians, as well as for three Hamas leaders over crimes connected to the Oct. 7 attack.Palestinians will remember entire families that have disappeared from their lives, Abdu said: “It is like a whole village or hamlet has been wiped out.” Without warning The deaths across generations slice through the Palestinian society, history, and future. Entire families are buried in mass graves, in hospital courtyards or beneath staircases in the homes where they were killed. Getting detailed images and documentation is difficult even for Palestinians. Power is limited to hospitals and Israel cuts communication networks frequently. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million population has been displaced, dividing families and severing contacts between parts of the small territory. Homes that normally would shelter a nuclear family fill with multiple generations of displaced relatives.Hamas militants from Gaza attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people in the deadliest day of the Jewish state’s 75-year history. Israel promised to destroy Hamas’ leadership and its estimated 35,000 fighting force in response. Within five days, Israel Air Force dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza, including many unguided missiles. Israel’s relentless bombing since has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians by early June, including many women and children. Eleven members of the al-Agha family were killed in a single strike on a family home in the first week of the war. Then death reached Khamis al-Agha’s home in the second week. Back in 2021, Khamis al-Agha, an employee at a Hamas-linked charity, received a phone call from an Israeli soldier alluding to his ties to the militant group and warning him to evacuate his house in Khan Younis to avoid an impending airstrike nearby. Al-Agha recorded the call and posted it online. He didn’t evacuate and no one was killed.On Oct. 14 there was no warning. The airstrike killed Khamis al-Agha and 10 others: his wife, their four young children; his brother and his 9-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter; his cousin and her 18-year-old boy. Only the brother’s wife survived.Jaser al-Agha, a second cousin of Khamis, helped medics pull bodies from the debris. “Nothing is left of the house,” said Jaser al-Agha.Israel’s army confirmed the airstrikes, saying it had hit unspecified Hamas targets near the locations identified by AP. It said the targets were anywhere from a few meters (feet) to 460 meters (1,500 feet) away. It gave no details on the nature of the targets, but said it hit a Hamas military compound in one of the strikes. It did not say whether it had taken any measures to reduce civilian casualties. In general, Israel has said it targets Hamas and accuses the militant group of endangering civilians by operating among the population and in tunnels below them. A senior Israeli official told reporters in December that the army calculated two Palestinian civilians were killed for every Hamas militant, a ratio an army spokesman called “tremendously positive” but which experts said showed a higher tolerance for civilian casualties than in previous wars.Israel estimates 15,000 Hamas militants had been killed by June, but has not given evidence or explanation. It is not clear whether the count includes men like al-Agha, who worked in one of the hundreds of Hamas-linked organizations or officials in the government that administered life in Gaza for over 16 years.Israel has said it takes measures to mitigate against civilian harm, such as direct warnings to civilians in past conflicts. But in this war, that method has been partly replaced by evacuation orders for entire areas that not everyone is willing or able to obey. Standards have clearly been relaxed, fueled by anger over the Oct. 7 attacks and domestic politics, said Craig Jones, a lecturer at Newcastle University who studied the role of Israel’s military lawyers.The law of war allows for a “sort of rushed form of warfare” with higher civilian casualties where a military needs to respond quickly and in changing circumstances. But “Israel is just so clearly violating the law because it’s pushing the rules so far,” he said.The AP geolocated and analyzed 10 strikes, among the deadliest from Oct. 7 to Dec. 24, and found they hit residential buildings and shelters with families inside. In no case was there an obvious military target or direct warning to those inside, and in one case the family said they had raised a white flag on their building in a combat zone. Together, the strikes killed more than 500 people, including the two bombings that wiped out the Salems and three others that killed 30 members of the al-Agha family. AP also consulted six weapons investigators, open-source analysts and experts.By the spring, AP documented nearly 100 members of the al-Agha family were killed in Israeli strikes. Jaser al-Agha has buried almost more relatives than he can count, including three cousins he considered brothers. “I was waiting for my turn,” he said.When afternoon becomes nightRamzy Abu al-Qumssan’s family lived in the Jabaliya refugee camp since his family was displaced in 1948 from Deir Sneid, a village north of Gaza in what is now Israel. Like the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, they are officially refugees, and the territory is filled with semi-permanent camps that have developed into urban communities over generations. The Jabaliya refugee camp, in northern Gaza, was among the most densely populated. On the afternoon of Oct. 31, Abu al-Qumssan heard warplanes overheard, then a quick succession of explosions. “In a matter of seconds, it turned into night,” Abu al-Qumssan said. “It felt like containers of explosives and iron were dropped on us. It was a very strange and bloodcurdling sound.” Israel said it targeted a Hamas command center in the camp. Videos, including one filmed by Abu al-Qumssan, showed deep craters and destroyed buildings as far as the eye could see. “I couldn’t make out the streets from homes,” he said. “People and bodies evaporated.” He went to his uncle’s house, only to find the flimsy metal structure had been crushed into nothing. Airwars identified 112 civilians killed in Jabaliya that day, including 69 children and 22 women. In all, 37 members of Abu al-Qumssan’s family were killed in the shack and two nearby buildings, including four of his cousins, his aunt, her daughter and granddaughter, whose bodies were locked in an embrace.Of the 10 strikes analyzed by AP, it was the only one in which Israel named a targeted commander. The toll on innocent Palestinians was immense. The airstrikes left several craters, and weapons experts said they were likely caused some of the largest bombs in Israel’s arsenal, probably 2,000-pound missiles aimed at tunnels, that are hardly used in populated areas.Two weeks later, Abu al-Qumssan’s own house, only several meters from the large explosion, was bombed. His wife, 5-year-old daughter, mother, two sisters and 10 other relatives died. He and his three sons survived because their upstairs room caved into the crater.Abu al-Qumssan called his daughter Nour’s name over and over. “My friend pretended to be trying to save her to calm me down,” said Abu al-Qumssan, who as a journalist has a rare phone connection to send his images outside Gaza. “I knew she was not coming back and that she wouldn’t be pulled out of under the rubble.” In all, 55 members of his family perished in Jabaliya in two Israeli bombings two weeks apart. By the spring, the family managed to document at least 82 killed, most in Jabaliya. For the Okasha family, the killing of at least 33 members, including grandparents, children and grandchildren, in the Oct. 31 bombing “was a huge calamity. We are not a big family,” said Abdeljawad Okasha, 61, who lives outside of Gaza.By May, the family documented at least 57 members killed. Brian Castner, a weapons investigator with Amnesty International, said any war crimes investigation in Gaza is complicated by the pace of the bombings, limited access for independent entities, and a lack of forensic evidence. Since October, Amnesty has found evidence of direct attacks on civilians, unlawful and indiscriminate attacks in at least 16 Israeli strikes it investigated that killed 370 civilians, including 159 children and “decimated families.” The strikes included three as recent as April. The last bombing analyzed by AP hit the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Dec. 24. Mohamed Abed, a journalist who arrived soon after the strikes, said three explosions came less than an hour apart. The first decimated the Musallem family. The second hit the same road and killed several members of the Abu Hamdah family, including a drama teacher. The last hit a house further away.A total of 106 people were killed from at least eight families, according to handwritten hospital records that listed the numbers from each family, obtained by the AP. The UN had earlier tallied 86 dead.Israel said it was going after Hamas militants and “mistakenly” struck two adjacent targets. The statement is the first and a rare one in which Israel acknowledged an error and expressed regret for the “injury to those not involved.” A military official told Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster, that the wrong weapon was used.The line between military necessity and disproportionate civilian casualties is “based on the good faith judgment of the commander making the decision” said Geoffery Corn, a former Judge Advocate General officer and director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Texas Tech University. “That line is incredibly amorphous.” In all, the AP record included 2,700 killed from over 70 families, with some previously unknown details on their deaths, such as where they were killed or who died along with them. “Everything we build vanishes”Kinship reaches far beyond the nuclear family in Gaza. Compounds, frequently multiple buildings of three stories or more, are occupied by an entire bloodline.Extended family is an independent economic unit, and relatives pay each other’s debts, pitch in for schools. Often, a family lends its name to a block or even an entire neighborhood. And when formal governing structures are contested, families in Gaza usually step in as enforcers of order — or sources of violence at times, said Ilana Feldman, anthropology professor at George Washington University, who studied the history of rulers of Gaza.When the Salem family home in northern Gaza was destroyed in 2009, Youssef and his brothers chipped in to rebuild it for their father and uncles. It was damaged again in 2014. Now it is a skeleton, torched from the inside. “Everything we build vanishes with any escalation, any war,” Youssef Salem said. After the 2021 war, he told his wife it was time to leave with their toddler daughter. He found work as a legal analyst in Istanbul and begged members of his extended family to join him. He took a little bit of Gaza with him — his books, his traditional checkered kuffiyeh scarf. His wife packed wedding and family photos and her favorite trinkets.After Oct. 7, he took advantage of the safety of exile to coordinate for relatives in Gaza as they chased shelter and food. He connected them to one another and kept them updated with the news. “I left Gaza, but I still belong,” said Youssef Salem, who told AP his family story over a series of telephone interviews.On Dec. 11, the square that carries the family name was brimming with 150 relatives, some displaced there and others who came for the funeral of two of their own, killed in an earlier strike.Battles had been raging between Hamas and Israeli forces for days about a half-mile (kilometer) away. Just before dawn, airstrikes hit the Salem compound. The explosions knocked down one building, leaving a pile of debris, and sheared the facades off several others. Survivors deny any fighters were in the compound. Videos showed men clawing through crushed concrete to remove the bodies of men, women and children. A donkey cart waited at the top of the street to transport the bodies.Sufyan Salem, a second cousin to Youssef, survived only because he had given over his apartment to visitors and was sleeping down the street. Among the 80 Salem family dead: his mother, three brothers, his only sister and her four children. At least 27 are missing beneath rubble that has yet to be cleared away. “Those who left us are the ones who received some comfort. The survivors are longing for relief,” Sufyan Salem wrote on Facebook.In Istanbul, Youssef Salem updated the spreadsheet.Three days later, most of the surviving Salems followed orders from an Israeli pamphlet dropped from an airplane to head to the Rimal neighborhood. More than 200 people were crammed inside the abandoned two-story villa, mostly women, children, and the elders. They raised a white flag above the home.Israeli troops in Rimal were establishing bases and set up snipers on roofs. A curfew was in place for four days. The sounds of combat echoed from an adjacent neighborhood. Munir, his uncle, snapped a reassuring photo of the men playing cards, a family tradition. They even secured coal for their water pipes.On Dec. 18, Israeli tanks rolled in, tearing down the fence and ordering the family out. Mohamed Salem, Youssef’s 21-year-old cousin, overheard Munir and other men of the family, who spoke Hebrew, refusing to leave. It was the fourth time they’d been ordered out of a shelter, and they said nowhere was safe. Besides, they argued, the Israeli army controlled Rimal.Mohammed Salem slipped out to fetch water for another cousin, who was pregnant, and Sham, a baby girl born during a brief truce in November.Shortly after midnight, Mohamed Salem, standing on a building across the street from their villa, counted four direct hits from airstrikes. The villa collapsed, and bodies were flung outside.With snipers and soldiers everywhere, he didn’t dare approach until daybreak brought an end to the Israeli curfew and he and a cousin watched tanks roll over relatives half-buried in the debris. It took days longer to pull out the decomposing bodies of his uncles, Saeed and Munir. “There are bodies in the ground still. No one can reach them yet,” Mohamed Salem said. He said from the house packed with more than 200 Salems, only 10 are still alive. Nine-year-old Abdullah is the only survivor of his bloodline — Israeli strikes killed his father, mother and seven sisters. In May, Mohammed Salem survived two strikes on his home that he returned to in north Gaza. Seven family members perished.Of Gaza’s 400,000 families, none has been spared, said Omar Shabaan, an independent researcher and economist from Gaza, hurting Gaza’s society, history, and future. “Everyone is targeted; families from all classes, poor, Bedouins, farmers, businessmen, wealthy people who are nationalist but unaffiliated with political action. There is no distinction,” said Shabaan, whose family counts many dead, including nine women. “It is becoming clear that this is a targeting of the social structure.” People of Gaza will be preoccupied for months after the war ends with looking for their missing and removing those under the rubble, Shabaan said. “If they find the bodies, they will start going after the paperwork. They will start looking for papers to prove them as humans: Their death and birth certificates, their graduation papers, their land or home deeds,” he said. By June, the Salems’ effort to document the toll was coming apart. Yousef Salem despaired of counting his family’s dead. His cousin who took over the spreadsheet was critically injured in a strike. “When the family had one martyr, it lived in grief for all its life. Imagine now,” he said, his voice cracking. “How could we still be sane after all of this?” Now he just calls his mother in Gaza every day to make sure she is still alive. ___Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut, Lee Keath in Cairo, and Samya Kullab in Baghdad contributed to this report.___Contact AP’s global investigative team at Investigative@ap.org or https://www.ap.org/tips/

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BEIRUT (AP) — He is among the very last survivors of his Gaza family, a clan so close they knew without thinking how blood and marriage bound them across generations and city blocks.Then, branch by branch, 173 of Youssef Salem’s relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in a matter of days in December. By spring that toll had risen to 270. Bones and flesh strewn over the ruins of family homes. Blond curls of a young cousin peeking through bricks. Unrecognizable bodies piled on a donkey cart. Lines of burial shrouds.These images are what survivors are left with from hundreds of families in Gaza like the al-Aghas, Salems and Abu Najas.To a degree never seen before, Israel is killing entire Palestinian families, a loss even more devastating than the physical destruction and the massive displacement. More than 100 members of the al-Agha family have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7. To understand what happened to the family, the AP reviewed social media posts, and talked with survivors and relatives. (AP production: Marshall Ritzel) An Associated Press investigation identified at least 60 Palestinian families where at least 25 people were killed — sometimes four generations from the same bloodline — in bombings between October and December, the deadliest and most destructive period of the war. Nearly a quarter of those families lost more than 50 family members in those weeks. Several families have almost no one left to document the toll, especially as documenting and sharing information became harder.Youssef Salem’s hard drive is stocked with photos of the dead. He spent months filling a spreadsheet with their vital details as news of their deaths was confirmed, to preserve a last link to the web of relationships he thought would thrive for generations more. “My uncles were wiped out, totally. The heads of households, their wives, children, and grandchildren,” Salem said from his home in Istanbul. In the last two decades, 10 members of his family were killed in Israeli strikes. “Nothing like this war,” he said. The AP review encompassed casualty records released by Gaza’s health ministry until March, online death notices, family and neighborhood social media pages and spreadsheets, witness and survivor accounts, as well as a casualty data from Airwars, a London-based conflict monitor.The Mughrabi family: more than 70 were killed in a single Israeli airstrike in December. The Abu Najas: over 50 were killed in October strikes, including at least two pregnant women. The large Doghmush clan lost at least 44 members in a strike on a mosque; AP documented over 100 family members killed in following weeks. By the spring, over 80 members of the Abu al-Qumssan family were killed. “The numbers are shocking,” said Hussam Abu al-Qumssan, who lives in Libya and has taken over documenting the family death toll as his relatives in Gaza struggled to keep track. In the 51-day war of 2014, the number of families that lost three or more members was less than 150. In this one, nearly 1,900 families have suffered multiple deaths by January, including more than 300 that lost over 10 members in the first month of the war alone, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Ramy Abdu, chairman for the Geneva-based EuroMed Human Rights Monitor, which monitors the Gaza war, said dozens of his researchers in Gaza stopped documenting family deaths in March after identifying over 2,500 with at least three deaths. “We can hardly keep up with the total death toll,” Abdu said. The killing of families across generations is a key part of the genocide case against Israel, now before the International Court of Justice. Separately, the International Criminal Court prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for two Israeli leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including for the intentional killing of civilians, as well as for three Hamas leaders over crimes connected to the Oct. 7 attack.Palestinians will remember entire families that have disappeared from their lives, Abdu said: “It is like a whole village or hamlet has been wiped out.” Without warning The deaths across generations slice through the Palestinian society, history, and future. Entire families are buried in mass graves, in hospital courtyards or beneath staircases in the homes where they were killed. Getting detailed images and documentation is difficult even for Palestinians. Power is limited to hospitals and Israel cuts communication networks frequently. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million population has been displaced, dividing families and severing contacts between parts of the small territory. Homes that normally would shelter a nuclear family fill with multiple generations of displaced relatives.Hamas militants from Gaza attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people in the deadliest day of the Jewish state’s 75-year history. Israel promised to destroy Hamas’ leadership and its estimated 35,000 fighting force in response. Within five days, Israel Air Force dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza, including many unguided missiles. Israel’s relentless bombing since has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians by early June, including many women and children. Eleven members of the al-Agha family were killed in a single strike on a family home in the first week of the war. Then death reached Khamis al-Agha’s home in the second week. Back in 2021, Khamis al-Agha, an employee at a Hamas-linked charity, received a phone call from an Israeli soldier alluding to his ties to the militant group and warning him to evacuate his house in Khan Younis to avoid an impending airstrike nearby. Al-Agha recorded the call and posted it online. He didn’t evacuate and no one was killed.On Oct. 14 there was no warning. The airstrike killed Khamis al-Agha and 10 others: his wife, their four young children; his brother and his 9-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter; his cousin and her 18-year-old boy. Only the brother’s wife survived.Jaser al-Agha, a second cousin of Khamis, helped medics pull bodies from the debris.“Nothing is left of the house,” said Jaser al-Agha.Israel’s army confirmed the airstrikes, saying it had hit unspecified Hamas targets near the locations identified by AP. It said the targets were anywhere from a few meters (feet) to 460 meters (1,500 feet) away. It gave no details on the nature of the targets, but said it hit a Hamas military compound in one of the strikes. It did not say whether it had taken any measures to reduce civilian casualties. In general, Israel has said it targets Hamas and accuses the militant group of endangering civilians by operating among the population and in tunnels below them. A senior Israeli official told reporters in December that the army calculated two Palestinian civilians were killed for every Hamas militant, a ratio an army spokesman called “tremendously positive” but which experts said showed a higher tolerance for civilian casualties than in previous wars.Israel estimates 15,000 Hamas militants had been killed by June, but has not given evidence or explanation. It is not clear whether the count includes men like al-Agha, who worked in one of the hundreds of Hamas-linked organizations or officials in the government that administered life in Gaza for over 16 years.Israel has said it takes measures to mitigate against civilian harm, such as direct warnings to civilians in past conflicts. But in this war, that method has been partly replaced by evacuation orders for entire areas that not everyone is willing or able to obey. Standards have clearly been relaxed, fueled by anger over the Oct. 7 attacks and domestic politics, said Craig Jones, a lecturer at Newcastle University who studied the role of Israel’s military lawyers.The law of war allows for a “sort of rushed form of warfare” with higher civilian casualties where a military needs to respond quickly and in changing circumstances. But “Israel is just so clearly violating the law because it’s pushing the rules so far,” he said.The AP geolocated and analyzed 10 strikes, among the deadliest from Oct. 7 to Dec. 24, and found they hit residential buildings and shelters with families inside. In no case was there an obvious military target or direct warning to those inside, and in one case the family said they had raised a white flag on their building in a combat zone. Together, the strikes killed more than 500 people, including the two bombings that wiped out the Salems and three others that killed 30 members of the al-Agha family. AP also consulted six weapons investigators, open-source analysts and experts.By the spring, AP documented nearly 100 members of the al-Agha family were killed in Israeli strikes. Jaser al-Agha has buried almost more relatives than he can count, including three cousins he considered brothers.“I was waiting for my turn,” he said.When afternoon becomes nightRamzy Abu al-Qumssan’s family lived in the Jabaliya refugee camp since his family was displaced in 1948 from Deir Sneid, a village north of Gaza in what is now Israel. Like the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, they are officially refugees, and the territory is filled with semi-permanent camps that have developed into urban communities over generations. The Jabaliya refugee camp, in northern Gaza, was among the most densely populated. On the afternoon of Oct. 31, Abu al-Qumssan heard warplanes overheard, then a quick succession of explosions. “In a matter of seconds, it turned into night,” Abu al-Qumssan said. “It felt like containers of explosives and iron were dropped on us. It was a very strange and bloodcurdling sound.”Israel said it targeted a Hamas command center in the camp. Videos, including one filmed by Abu al-Qumssan, showed deep craters and destroyed buildings as far as the eye could see.“I couldn’t make out the streets from homes,” he said. “People and bodies evaporated.” He went to his uncle’s house, only to find the flimsy metal structure had been crushed into nothing. Airwars identified 112 civilians killed in Jabaliya that day, including 69 children and 22 women. In all, 37 members of Abu al-Qumssan’s family were killed in the shack and two nearby buildings, including four of his cousins, his aunt, her daughter and granddaughter, whose bodies were locked in an embrace.Of the 10 strikes analyzed by AP, it was the only one in which Israel named a targeted commander. The toll on innocent Palestinians was immense. The airstrikes left several craters, and weapons experts said they were likely caused some of the largest bombs in Israel’s arsenal, probably 2,000-pound missiles aimed at tunnels, that are hardly used in populated areas.Two weeks later, Abu al-Qumssan’s own house, only several meters from the large explosion, was bombed. His wife, 5-year-old daughter, mother, two sisters and 10 other relatives died. He and his three sons survived because their upstairs room caved into the crater.Abu al-Qumssan called his daughter Nour’s name over and over.“My friend pretended to be trying to save her to calm me down,” said Abu al-Qumssan, who as a journalist has a rare phone connection to send his images outside Gaza. “I knew she was not coming back and that she wouldn’t be pulled out of under the rubble.”In all, 55 members of his family perished in Jabaliya in two Israeli bombings two weeks apart. By the spring, the family managed to document at least 82 killed, most in Jabaliya. For the Okasha family, the killing of at least 33 members, including grandparents, children and grandchildren, in the Oct. 31 bombing “was a huge calamity. We are not a big family,” said Abdeljawad Okasha, 61, who lives outside of Gaza.By May, the family documented at least 57 members killed. Brian Castner, a weapons investigator with Amnesty International, said any war crimes investigation in Gaza is complicated by the pace of the bombings, limited access for independent entities, and a lack of forensic evidence. Since October, Amnesty has found evidence of direct attacks on civilians, unlawful and indiscriminate attacks in at least 16 Israeli strikes it investigated that killed 370 civilians, including 159 children and “decimated families.” The strikes included three as recent as April. The last bombing analyzed by AP hit the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Dec. 24.Mohamed Abed, a journalist who arrived soon after the strikes, said three explosions came less than an hour apart. The first decimated the Musallem family. The second hit the same road and killed several members of the Abu Hamdah family, including a drama teacher. The last hit a house further away.A total of 106 people were killed from at least eight families, according to handwritten hospital records that listed the numbers from each family, obtained by the AP. The UN had earlier tallied 86 dead.Israel said it was going after Hamas militants and “mistakenly” struck two adjacent targets. The statement is the first and a rare one in which Israel acknowledged an error and expressed regret for the “injury to those not involved.” A military official told Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster, that the wrong weapon was used.The line between military necessity and disproportionate civilian casualties is “based on the good faith judgment of the commander making the decision” said Geoffery Corn, a former Judge Advocate General officer and director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Texas Tech University. “That line is incredibly amorphous.”In all, the AP record included 2,700 killed from over 70 families, with some previously unknown details on their deaths, such as where they were killed or who died along with them. “Everything we build vanishes”Kinship reaches far beyond the nuclear family in Gaza. Compounds, frequently multiple buildings of three stories or more, are occupied by an entire bloodline.Extended family is an independent economic unit, and relatives pay each other’s debts, pitch in for schools. Often, a family lends its name to a block or even an entire neighborhood. And when formal governing structures are contested, families in Gaza usually step in as enforcers of order — or sources of violence at times, said Ilana Feldman, anthropology professor at George Washington University, who studied the history of rulers of Gaza.When the Salem family home in northern Gaza was destroyed in 2009, Youssef and his brothers chipped in to rebuild it for their father and uncles. It was damaged again in 2014. Now it is a skeleton, torched from the inside. “Everything we build vanishes with any escalation, any war,” Youssef Salem said. After the 2021 war, he told his wife it was time to leave with their toddler daughter. He found work as a legal analyst in Istanbul and begged members of his extended family to join him. He took a little bit of Gaza with him — his books, his traditional checkered kuffiyeh scarf. His wife packed wedding and family photos and her favorite trinkets.After Oct. 7, he took advantage of the safety of exile to coordinate for relatives in Gaza as they chased shelter and food. He connected them to one another and kept them updated with the news.“I left Gaza, but I still belong,” said Youssef Salem, who told AP his family story over a series of telephone interviews.On Dec. 11, the square that carries the family name was brimming with 150 relatives, some displaced there and others who came for the funeral of two of their own, killed in an earlier strike.Battles had been raging between Hamas and Israeli forces for days about a half-mile (kilometer) away. Just before dawn, airstrikes hit the Salem compound. The explosions knocked down one building, leaving a pile of debris, and sheared the facades off several others. Survivors deny any fighters were in the compound. Videos showed men clawing through crushed concrete to remove the bodies of men, women and children. A donkey cart waited at the top of the street to transport the bodies.Sufyan Salem, a second cousin to Youssef, survived only because he had given over his apartment to visitors and was sleeping down the street. Among the 80 Salem family dead: his mother, three brothers, his only sister and her four children. At least 27 are missing beneath rubble that has yet to be cleared away.“Those who left us are the ones who received some comfort. The survivors are longing for relief,” Sufyan Salem wrote on Facebook.In Istanbul, Youssef Salem updated the spreadsheet.Three days later, most of the surviving Salems followed orders from an Israeli pamphlet dropped from an airplane to head to the Rimal neighborhood. More than 200 people were crammed inside the abandoned two-story villa, mostly women, children, and the elders. They raised a white flag above the home.Israeli troops in Rimal were establishing bases and set up snipers on roofs. A curfew was in place for four days. The sounds of combat echoed from an adjacent neighborhood. Munir, his uncle, snapped a reassuring photo of the men playing cards, a family tradition. They even secured coal for their water pipes.On Dec. 18, Israeli tanks rolled in, tearing down the fence and ordering the family out. Mohamed Salem, Youssef’s 21-year-old cousin, overheard Munir and other men of the family, who spoke Hebrew, refusing to leave. It was the fourth time they’d been ordered out of a shelter, and they said nowhere was safe. Besides, they argued, the Israeli army controlled Rimal.Mohammed Salem slipped out to fetch water for another cousin, who was pregnant, and Sham, a baby girl born during a brief truce in November.Shortly after midnight, Mohamed Salem, standing on a building across the street from their villa, counted four direct hits from airstrikes. The villa collapsed, and bodies were flung outside.With snipers and soldiers everywhere, he didn’t dare approach until daybreak brought an end to the Israeli curfew and he and a cousin watched tanks roll over relatives half-buried in the debris. It took days longer to pull out the decomposing bodies of his uncles, Saeed and Munir.“There are bodies in the ground still. No one can reach them yet,” Mohamed Salem said. He said from the house packed with more than 200 Salems, only 10 are still alive. Nine-year-old Abdullah is the only survivor of his bloodline — Israeli strikes killed his father, mother and seven sisters. In May, Mohammed Salem survived two strikes on his home that he returned to in north Gaza. Seven family members perished.Of Gaza’s 400,000 families, none has been spared, said Omar Shabaan, an independent researcher and economist from Gaza, hurting Gaza’s society, history, and future.“Everyone is targeted; families from all classes, poor, Bedouins, farmers, businessmen, wealthy people who are nationalist but unaffiliated with political action. There is no distinction,” said Shabaan, whose family counts many dead, including nine women. “It is becoming clear that this is a targeting of the social structure.”People of Gaza will be preoccupied for months after the war ends with looking for their missing and removing those under the rubble, Shabaan said.“If they find the bodies, they will start going after the paperwork. They will start looking for papers to prove them as humans: Their death and birth certificates, their graduation papers, their land or home deeds,” he said. By June, the Salems’ effort to document the toll was coming apart. Yousef Salem despaired of counting his family’s dead. His cousin who took over the spreadsheet was critically injured in a strike.“When the family had one martyr, it lived in grief for all its life. Imagine now,” he said, his voice cracking. “How could we still be sane after all of this?”Now he just calls his mother in Gaza every day to make sure she is still alive.___Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut, Lee Keath in Cairo, and Samya Kullab in Baghdad contributed to this report.___Contact AP’s global investigative team at Investigative@ap.org or https://www.ap.org/tips/

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