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Al-Ahram Weekly
6 hours ago
- Health
- Al-Ahram Weekly
UPDATED: At least 71 killed - Israeli army carries out multiple massacres across Gaza - War on Gaza
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 71 Palestinians, including 54 who were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid, medical sources cited by Al Jazeera said. Mahmud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza's civil defence, told AFP: 'Israeli occupation forces targeted gatherings of citizens waiting for aid... with bullets and tank shells.' He added that at least 150 people were wounded. Gaza's health ministry said on Monday that the death toll in the Strip had risen to 55,998, the majority of them children and women, since Israel's genocidal campaign began on 7 October 2023. It added that the number of wounded had reached 131,559, with many bodies still trapped under rubble and inaccessible to emergency crews. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Al-Ahram Weekly
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
BREAKING: At least 51 killed - Israeli army carries out multiple massacres across Gaza - War on Gaza
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 51 Palestinians, including 32 who were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid, medical sources cited by Al Jazeera said. Mahmud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza's civil defence, told AFP: 'Israeli occupation forces targeted gatherings of citizens waiting for aid... with bullets and tank shells.' He added that at least 150 people were wounded. Gaza's health ministry said on Monday that the death toll in the Strip had risen to 55,998, the majority of them children and women, since Israel's genocidal campaign began on 7 October 2023. It added that the number of wounded had reached 131,559, with many bodies still trapped under rubble and inaccessible to emergency crews. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Business Recorder
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces killed 21 people waiting for aid
GAZA CITY: Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed 21 people waiting for aid near a distribution site in the centre of the Palestinian territory on Tuesday, the latest deadly incident targeting aid seekers. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Basal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded 'as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' targeting of gatherings of citizens waiting for aid… in the central Gaza Strip with bullets and tank shells' in the early hours of Tuesday. AFP has contact the Israeli military for comment.
Roya News
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Israeli Occupation Forces shell crowd waiting for aid, killing 21
At least 21 Palestinians were killed and around 150 injured early Tuesday after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in central Gaza, according to Gaza's civil defence agency. The incident took place near an aid distribution point, where large numbers of civilians had gathered in hopes of receiving food and supplies. Mahmud Basal, a spokesperson for the civil defence, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) the casualties resulted from 'the Israeli occupation forces' targeting of gatherings of citizens waiting for aid... in the central Gaza Strip with bullets and tank shells.'
Al Arabiya
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces killed 21 people waiting for aid
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed 21 people waiting for aid near a distribution site in the center of the Palestinian territory on Tuesday, the latest deadly incident targeting aid seekers. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Basal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded 'as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' targeting of gatherings of citizens waiting for aid... in the central Gaza Strip with bullets and tank shells' in the early hours of Tuesday. AFP has contact the Israeli military for comment.
