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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, Palestinian officials say
At least 50 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, health officials and first responders say. Nine people died in the morning when a missile hit a police station in the market area of Jabalia town, in northern Gaza, a local hospital said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck a "command-and-control centre" for Hamas and its ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Jabalia that was being used to plan attacks. Later, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said 12 more people were killed when a family home in Jabalia's Ard Halawa area was bombed, and that others were believed to be missing under the rubble. The IDF said it was looking at the reports. Anti-Hamas protests on rise in Gaza as group's iron grip slips Gaza health ministry denies manipulating death toll figures Another 29 people were reportedly killed elsewhere in the territory. They included a family of six - a couple and their four children - whose home in the northern Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was struck overnight, according to the Civil Defence. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) later identified the man who was killed as Ali al-Sarafiti, who it said was a member of the armed group and a former prisoner who was jailed for 13 years in Israel after being convicted over an attempted suicide attack. Palestinian media also said three displaced people were killed when their family tent was hit near Nuseirat, in central Gaza, and that two children died in a strike on another tent in the southern Khan Younis area. "One by one we are getting martyred, dying in pieces," Rania al-Jumla, who lost her sister in a strike in Khan Younis, told AFP news agency. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said on Thursday morning that at least 1,978 people had been killed since Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on 18 March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire. Israel says it is putting military pressure on Hamas to release the 59 hostages it is still holding, 24 of whom are believed to be alive. It has also blocked all deliveries of humanitarian aid and other supplies to Gaza for seven weeks, which the UN says is "further depriving people of the means for survival and undermining every aspect of civilian life". The UN has urged Israel to end the blockade immediately, saying it has obligations under international law as the occupying power to ensure food and medical supplies for the population, as well as ensuring essential services. Israel has insisted it is acting in accordance with international law, and that there is no shortage of aid in Gaza because 25,000 lorries entered during the recent ceasefire. During a visit to southern Gaza on Thursday, the IDF's Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, told troops: "We continue our operational pressure and to tighten our hold on Hamas as needed, and if we do not see progress in the return of the hostages, we will expand our activities into a more intense and significant operation until we reach a decisive outcome." "Hamas is responsible for starting this war, Hamas is still cruelly holding the hostages, and is responsible for the dire situation of the population in Gaza," he added. The IDF later ordered residents of two areas just to the north-west of Jabalia to evacuate immediately. It warned that forces were "operating intensely" in Beit Hanoun and Sheikh Zayed "due to ongoing terrorist activities and sniper fire". About 420,000 Palestinians - 20% of Gaza's population - are estimated to have been displaced again over the past five weeks, with almost 70% of the territory under active Israeli evacuation orders, within Israeli-designated "no-go areas", or both, according to the UN. The IDF has said the evacuation orders are in accordance with the obligation under international law to take feasible precautions to mitigate harm to civilians by providing advance warnings prior to attacks. But the UN has warned that the orders have resulted in the "forcible transfer" of civilians into "ever shrinking spaces where they have little or no access to life-saving services" and continue to be subject to attacks. In a separate development on Thursday, the IDF acknowledged that Israeli tank fire had killed a Bulgarian working for the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and wounded five other UN staff on 19 March. The IDF had initially denied responsibility for the strike on a UN guesthouse in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah. Israel launched a military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. More than 51,350 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's health ministry.
Saudi Gazette
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 26, Palestinian officials say
JERUSALEM — Nine Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a police station in northern Gaza, health officials and first responders say. Several other people were also wounded when missiles hit the market area of Jabalia town. Video footage showed crowds gathered around the remains of a flattened building. The Israeli military said it struck a "command-and-control center" for Hamas and its ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Jabalia that was being used to plan attacks. At least 17 other people were reportedly killed elsewhere in Gaza on Thursday. They included a family of six — a couple and their four children — whose home in the northern Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City was bombed, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency. A relative, Nidal al-Sarafiti, said the family had been asleep at the time of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) identified the man who was killed as Ali al-Sarafiti, who it said was a member of the armed group and a former prisoner who was jailed for 13 years in Israel after being convicted over an attempted suicide was no immediate comment from the Israeli media also said three displaced people were killed when their family tent was hit near Nuseirat, in central Gaza, and that two children died in a strike on another tent in the southern Khan Younis Hamas-run health ministry says at least 1,978 people have been killed since Israel resumed its offensive against Hamas on 18 March following the collapse of a two-month says it is putting military pressure on Hamas to release the 59 hostages it is still holding, 24 of whom are believed to be has also blocked all deliveries of humanitarian aid and other supplies to Gaza for seven weeks, which the UN says is "further depriving people of the means for survival and undermining every aspect of civilian life".The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken than 51,300 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's health ministry. — BBC
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 26 people
Nine Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a police station in northern Gaza, health officials and first responders other people were also wounded when missiles hit the market area of Jabalia town. Video footage showed crowds gathered around the remains of a flattened Israeli military said it struck a "command-and-control centre" for Hamas and its ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Jabalia that was being used to plan least 17 other people were reportedly killed elsewhere in Gaza on Thursday. They included a family of six - a couple and their four children - whose home in the northern Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was bombed, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency.A relative, Nidal al-Sarafiti, said the family had been asleep at the time of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) identified the man who was killed as Ali al-Sarafiti, who it said was a member of the armed group and a former prisoner who was jailed for 13 years in Israel after being convicted over an attempted suicide was no immediate comment from the Israeli media also said three displaced people were killed when their family tent was hit near Nuseirat, in central Gaza, and that two children died in a strike on another tent in the southern Khan Younis Hamas-run health ministry says at least 1,978 people have been killed since Israel resumed its offensive against Hamas on 18 March following the collapse of a two-month says it is putting military pressure on Hamas to release the 59 hostages it is still holding, 24 of whom are believed to be alive. It has also blocked all deliveries of humanitarian aid and other supplies to Gaza for seven weeks, which the UN says is "further depriving people of the means for survival and undermining every aspect of civilian life".The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken than 51,300 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's health ministry.
Al Manar
24-04-2025
- Health
- Al Manar
Gaza: Israeli Aggression Claim 13 Lives Amid Critical Medicine Shortages
Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of at least 13 civilians since dawn on Thursday, as the humanitarian crisis deepens in the Gaza Strip. Medical sources confirm that the ongoing bombardment has inflicted widespread casualties, with several areas being targeted throughout the day. Among the victims were three individuals martyred when Israeli shelling struck a tent housing displaced persons from the Farajallah family in the al-Sawariha area, west of al-Nuseirat. Additional fatalities were reported in Khan Yunis, where two more were martyred in a similar attack on a tent, and a freed prisoner, Ali al-Sarafiti, along with his wife and four children, lost their lives in an airstrike on their home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. A Palestinian mother lost consciousness from the shock, while her children screamed in fear after a nearby house was bombed in Khan Younis refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip. — Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) April 23, 2025 The Israeli aggression has not spared other regions, with strikes reported in Jabalia and Rafah, causing further injuries and destruction. This renewed aggression follows a ceasefire agreement that had been in place for approximately 60 days, which was brokered by American, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators. In a grim update, Marwan al-Hams, director of field hospitals in Gaza, reported that the death toll has surpassed 52,000 since the onset of Israeli aggression. He highlighted that over 43% of those suffering from kidney failure have died due to a lack of medical treatment, as the healthcare sector grapples with severe shortages of essential medicines. Palestinian children were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia, north of Gaza. — Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) April 24, 2025 Furthermore, the Israeli occupation has blocked the entry of polio vaccines for the 40th consecutive day, jeopardizing the health of 602,000 children in Gaza who are at risk of permanent paralysis without vaccination. The Ministry of Health warns that the ongoing blockade and lack of proper nutrition and clean water pose additional health complications for the population. In light of the situation, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor expressed its deep concern about the worsening cash crisis in the Gaza Strip as a result of the crimes of the Israeli occupation, which aims to dismantle the foundations of civilian life by destroying the banking infrastructure and closing bank branches and ATMs. The Observatory warned that these practices impose coercive living conditions that lead to the slow and systematic destruction of the population. They constitute an internationally prohibited crime of genocide, a violation of international humanitarian law, and a direct attack on the basic rights of Palestinians, including the rights to life, dignity, food, health, housing, and work. With a piece of bread made from infested flour and a sprinkle of red pepper, Haya and her sister try to ease the hunger of yet another day in Gaza — under a suffocating blockade and a ban on aid, where food is scarce and survival grows harder. برغيف من طحين مُسوّس ورشة فلفل… — Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) April 23, 2025 The statement added that since the beginning of its aggression in October 2023, Israel has been preventing the entry of any cash, accompanied by targeting bank headquarters and destroying ATMs, forcing most of them to close and causing a stifling economic and humanitarian crisis, forcing residents to resort to the black market at exorbitant prices to regain their livelihoods.
