A relative carries the shroud-wrapped body of ten-year-old Sama al-Deeb, who was killed during an Israeli military operation in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, ahead of her funeral on October 18, 2024, amid the ongoing war Was killed. Between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. , Photo courtesy: AFP
Gaza’s civil defense agency said the Israeli attack occurred near Jabaliya on Friday night (October 18, 2024). area north Killed 33 people in a refugee camp.
Agency spokesman Mahmoud Bassal announced “33 deaths and dozens of injured”, while a medical source at al-Awda hospital said AFP Earlier it had reported 22 people killed and 70 injured after an attack on the Tal al-Zaatar camp for Palestinian refugees.
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Asked for comment about the overnight attacks in the area, an Israeli military spokesman said they were “looking into it”.
On October 6, Israel launches a new offensive in northern GazaIncluding Jabaliya, saying it was targeting Hamas fighters who were regrouping there.
Since then, scores of people have died in the region, which was already badly hit by fighting in the year-long war.
The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday night that civilians in northern Gaza continue to face serious and dangerous conditions. The families there are trying to survive in dire conditionsUnder heavy bombardment.”
published – October 19, 2024 06:44 am IST