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Saba Yemen
2 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Saraya al-Quds destroys Israeli military vehicle
Gaza – Saba: Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, announced that it destroyed a military vehicle and clashed with an Israeli engineering force, inflicting confirmed casualties east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the Brigades said: "Last Wednesday, our fighters destroyed a military vehicle by detonating a Thaqib-al-Kharqiya explosive device and clashed with an Israeli engineering force from a nearby position using medium and appropriate weapons, inflicting confirmed casualties." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Mint
2 days ago
- Mint
Gaza boy killed in Israeli airstrike while fetching water, father says he ‘just wanted a sip'
A grieving father in Gaza has spoken out after his young son was killed in an Israeli airstrike while trying to fetch water amid severe shortages in the war-torn region. Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Ahmed said his son Abdullah had taken a few jerrycans on Sunday morning and headed to a water distribution point at the urban Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza- something he did regularly. 'That area was full of displaced families, people broken by the war and the siege. Abdullah was among the children waiting with empty stomachs and parched lips,' he told a local journalist working with the BBC. 'Just as the children and other thirsty residents gathered, warplanes bombed the area without warning.' A graphic video verified by the BBC showed the chaotic aftermath of the strike in the New Camp area of Nuseirat. Footage captured destroyed buildings, women screaming for help, and yellow jerrycans scattered across the rubble. Several bodies, including children, were seen lying motionless. According to Al-Awda Hospital, the attack killed 10 people, including six children, and injured at least 16 others. Among the young victims were Badr al-Din Qaraman, Siraj Khaled Ibrahim, Ibrahim Ashraf Abu Urayban, Karam Ashraf al-Ghussein, Lana Ashraf al-Ghussein, and Abdullah. The Israeli military acknowledged it had targeted a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad but said a technical error caused the munition to miss its intended target by several metres. It expressed regret over civilian casualties and said the incident was under review. But Abdullah's father believes the strike was part of a larger message. 'Israel wants to show that it won't even allow people to drink the water they desperately seek,' he said, adding that his son's dreams would now remain unfulfilled. The UN has warned that Gaza is facing a 'human-made drought' due to fuel shortages, damaged infrastructure, and ongoing conflict. Many people are receiving less than 15 litres of water per day — far below emergency standards. 'You see children queuing up daily with yellow jerrycans, waiting for trucks that bring just 5 or 10 litres of water,' said Sam Rose, acting Gaza director for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). 'This death is emblematic of a larger tragedy. But sadly, it's one of many,' he added. Just days earlier, 10 children and three women were killed while waiting for food supplements at a clinic in nearby Deir al-Balah. UNICEF chief Catherine Russell called the incidents 'horrific' and urged Israel to urgently review its rules of engagement and uphold international humanitarian law. The UN Security Council is expected to meet later this week to discuss the situation of children in Gaza. However, Israel's UN representative claimed the blame lies with Hamas, accusing the militant group of using civilians as human shields.
Mint
2 days ago
- Mint
Gaza boy killed in Israeli airstrike while fetching water, father says he 'just wanted a sip'
A grieving father in Gaza has spoken out after his young son was killed in an Israeli airstrike while trying to fetch water amid severe shortages in the war-torn region. Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Ahmed said his son Abdullah had taken a few jerrycans on Sunday morning and headed to a water distribution point at the urban Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza- something he did regularly. 'That area was full of displaced families, people broken by the war and the siege. Abdullah was among the children waiting with empty stomachs and parched lips,' he told a local journalist working with the BBC. 'Just as the children and other thirsty residents gathered, warplanes bombed the area without warning.' A graphic video verified by the BBC showed the chaotic aftermath of the strike in the New Camp area of Nuseirat. Footage captured destroyed buildings, women screaming for help, and yellow jerrycans scattered across the rubble. Several bodies, including children, were seen lying motionless. According to Al-Awda Hospital, the attack killed 10 people, including six children, and injured at least 16 others. Among the young victims were Badr al-Din Qaraman, Siraj Khaled Ibrahim, Ibrahim Ashraf Abu Urayban, Karam Ashraf al-Ghussein, Lana Ashraf al-Ghussein, and Abdullah. The Israeli military acknowledged it had targeted a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad but said a technical error caused the munition to miss its intended target by several metres. It expressed regret over civilian casualties and said the incident was under review. But Abdullah's father believes the strike was part of a larger message. 'Israel wants to show that it won't even allow people to drink the water they desperately seek,' he said, adding that his son's dreams would now remain unfulfilled. The UN has warned that Gaza is facing a 'human-made drought' due to fuel shortages, damaged infrastructure, and ongoing conflict. Many people are receiving less than 15 litres of water per day — far below emergency standards. 'You see children queuing up daily with yellow jerrycans, waiting for trucks that bring just 5 or 10 litres of water,' said Sam Rose, acting Gaza director for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). 'This death is emblematic of a larger tragedy. But sadly, it's one of many,' he added. Just days earlier, 10 children and three women were killed while waiting for food supplements at a clinic in nearby Deir al-Balah. UNICEF chief Catherine Russell called the incidents 'horrific' and urged Israel to urgently review its rules of engagement and uphold international humanitarian law. The UN Security Council is expected to meet later this week to discuss the situation of children in Gaza. However, Israel's UN representative claimed the blame lies with Hamas, accusing the militant group of using civilians as human shields. Back in Nuseirat, Abdullah's father had a stark message for the world: 'We are civilians. We have no weapons, no power. All we want is for this war and this massacre to stop.'
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Gaza civil defence says Israel strikes kill 22
GAZA CITY: Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Monday killed at least 22 people, while Israel and Palestinians reported facing each other in the territory's north. The latest violence came with apparent deadlock after a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire after more than 21 months of war. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 10 Palestinians were killed in three separate air strikes in various part of Gaza City, in the territory's north, with 12 more people killed in attacks on the southern area of Khan Yunis. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. A military statement on Monday said that Israeli troops had destroyed 'buildings and terrorist infrastructure' used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City's Shujaiya and Zeitun areas. The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad which has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, released footage on Monday that it said showed its fighters firing missiles at an Israeli army command and control centre near Shujaiya. Media restrictions in the Gaza Strip and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties. The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Israeli strikes kill 22, says Gaza civil defence
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes have killed at least 22 people, while Israel and Palestinian militants reported facing each other in the territory's north. The latest violence came with apparent deadlock after a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire after more than 21 months of war. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said that ten Palestinians were killed in three separate air strikes in various part of Gaza City, in the territory's north, with 12 more people killed in attacks on the southern area of Khan Yunis. The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. A military statement said that Israeli troops had destroyed "buildings and terrorist infrastructure" used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City's Shujaiya and Zeitun areas. The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad which has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, released footage on that it said showed its fighters firing missiles at an Israeli army command and control centre near Shujaiya. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties. The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.
