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North Wales Chronicle
15-07-2025
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, health officials say
One strike in the northern Shati refugee camp killed a 68-year-old Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as well as a man and a woman and their six children who were sheltering in the same building, according to officials from Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken. One of the deadliest strikes hit a house in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa district on Monday evening and killed 19 members of the family living inside, according to Shifa Hospital. The dead included eight women and six children. A strike on a tent housing displaced people in the same district killed a man, a woman and their two children. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the strikes. Gaza's Health Ministry said in a daily report on Tuesday afternoon that the bodies of 93 people killed by Israeli strikes had been brought to hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours, along with 278 wounded. It did not specify the total number of women and children among the dead. The Hamas politician killed in a strike early on Tuesday, Mohammed Faraj al-Ghoul, was a member of the bloc of representatives from the group that won seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the last election held among Palestinians in 2006. Hamas won a majority in the vote, but relations with the main Fatah faction that had long led the Palestinian Authority unravelled and ended with Hamas taking over the Gaza Strip in 2007. The legislative council has not formally convened since. The Israeli military says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians. It blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in densely populated areas. But daily, it hits homes and shelters where people are living without warning or explanation of the target. The latest attacks came after US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two days of talks last week that ended with no sign of a breakthrough in negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage release. Israel has killed more than 58,400 Palestinians and wounded more than 139,000 others in its retaliation campaign since Hamas's attack on October 7 2023, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Just over half the dead are women and children, according to the ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its tally. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, is led by medical professionals. Its count, based on daily reports from hospitals, is considered by the United Nations and other experts to be the most reliable. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its attack 20 months ago, in which militants stormed into southern Israel and killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. They abducted 251 others, and the militants are still holding 50 hostages, fewer than half of them are believed to be alive. Israel's air and ground campaign has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and driven some 90% of the population from their homes. Aid groups say they have struggled to bring in food and other assistance because of Israeli military restrictions and the breakdown of law and order, and experts have warned of famine.
South Wales Guardian
15-07-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 93 Palestinians, health officials say
One strike in the northern Shati refugee camp killed a 68-year-old Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as well as a man and a woman and their six children who were sheltering in the same building, according to officials from Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken. One of the deadliest strikes hit a house in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa district on Monday evening and killed 19 members of the family living inside, according to Shifa Hospital. The dead included eight women and six children. A strike on a tent housing displaced people in the same district killed a man, a woman and their two children. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the strikes. Gaza's Health Ministry said in a daily report on Tuesday afternoon that the bodies of 93 people killed by Israeli strikes had been brought to hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours, along with 278 wounded. It did not specify the total number of women and children among the dead. The Hamas politician killed in a strike early on Tuesday, Mohammed Faraj al-Ghoul, was a member of the bloc of representatives from the group that won seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the last election held among Palestinians in 2006. Hamas won a majority in the vote, but relations with the main Fatah faction that had long led the Palestinian Authority unravelled and ended with Hamas taking over the Gaza Strip in 2007. The legislative council has not formally convened since. The Israeli military says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians. It blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in densely populated areas. But daily, it hits homes and shelters where people are living without warning or explanation of the target. The latest attacks came after US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two days of talks last week that ended with no sign of a breakthrough in negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage release. Israel has killed more than 58,400 Palestinians and wounded more than 139,000 others in its retaliation campaign since Hamas's attack on October 7 2023, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Just over half the dead are women and children, according to the ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its tally. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, is led by medical professionals. Its count, based on daily reports from hospitals, is considered by the United Nations and other experts to be the most reliable. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its attack 20 months ago, in which militants stormed into southern Israel and killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. They abducted 251 others, and the militants are still holding 50 hostages, fewer than half of them are believed to be alive. Israel's air and ground campaign has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and driven some 90% of the population from their homes. Aid groups say they have struggled to bring in food and other assistance because of Israeli military restrictions and the breakdown of law and order, and experts have warned of famine.
Saba Yemen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Palestinian Resistance Committees Mourn Martyrdom of Legislative Council Member Mohammed Al-Ghoul
Gaza – SABA: The Palestinian Resistance Committees mourned the assassination of Mohammed Faraj Al-Ghoul, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, former Minister of Justice, and head of the Legal Committee, who was martyred on Tuesday in a cowardly Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), the committees stated that Al-Ghoul's martyrdom came after a life full of jihad, resistance, and sacrifice in defense of the Palestinian cause, the liberation of Palestine, Jerusalem, and Al-Aqsa Mosque. 'We, in the Palestinian Resistance Committees, as we mourn the martyr commander, Professor and Mujahid Mohammed Faraj Al-Ghoul, commend his life filled with dedication to jihad and resistance, and his service to Islam and the Palestinian people. He was always a voice of truth, defending our people and resistance in all forums, and a role model to be followed,' the statement said. The committees added that, 'Israeli assassinations, escalating crimes, and the fascism of the defeated Zionist government and army will not break the will of our people, nor weaken their resolve. Their strength is rooted in faith, national belonging, and deep attachment to our land and holy sites.' They expressed their sincere condolences and congratulations on the martyrdom to Al-Ghoul's family and loved ones, to the Hamas movement, and to members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, affirming that martyrdom was an honor he had long hoped for and strived toward. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Saba Yemen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Hamas mourns legislative council member Mohammed Al-Ghoul, martyred in Zionist bombing
Doha – Saba: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) mourned Palestinian Legislative Council member Mohammed Al-Ghoul, head of its Legal Committee and former Minister of Justice in the Palestinian government led by the late Ismail Haniyeh, confirming that Al-Ghoul was martyred in a cowardly Zionist assassination crime targeting him on Tuesday morning in the Gaza Strip. In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), Hamas said: "The martyr Mohammed Al-Ghoul was one of the symbols of advocacy, jihad, national and legal work. He ascended to the heights of glory and immortality as a martyr, by the will of Allah, in a cowardly Zionist assassination crime that targeted him this morning while he was on the path of advocacy and serving his people and their cause, as part of the enemy's ongoing series of crimes against our people." The movement added: "The martyrdom of leader Mohammed Faraj Al-Ghoul is a profound loss for Palestine, the resistance project, and Hamas, which today lost one of its righteous sons and exceptional men who devoted their lives to Allah and dedicated their years to the liberation of the land and the people, lifting the historical injustice from our struggling people." Hamas continued: "Martyr Mohammed Faraj Al-Ghoul was a model of a committed scholar, a steadfast politician adhering to principles and positions, and a resolute resistance fighter. He carried the burden of his cause from his youth and was honored to belong to the ranks of the Islamic movement, becoming one of the pioneering founders of Islamic activism in the Gaza Strip." The statement further noted: "Martyr Al-Ghoul rose while holding organizational, political, and legislative positions, always being the voice of truth, the tongue of the oppressed, and a courageous defender of principles and rights—unyielding and unwavering in resolve." Hamas pointed out that the martyr Al-Ghoul was arrested multiple times by the Zionist enemy but remained steadfast, resolute, never deviating from his stances or retreating from his principles. The movement highlighted that during his membership in the Legislative Council, Al-Ghoul was "a model of a free national parliamentarian," and as Minister of Justice, he was "a symbol of justice, a living conscience of the resistance, and a drawn sword against all attempts at normalization and surrender." Hamas stated that Al-Ghoul was known in the fields of advocacy and reform as an eloquent speaker and wise guide, his name always associated with truth, goodness, and unity, having dedicated his life to serving his people. The movement affirmed that as it mourns this mujahid leader to the masses of the Palestinian people and the nation, it emphasizes that "the blood of the martyrs will not be in vain," and that "the assassination of our leaders and scholars will only strengthen our commitment to the path of resistance, loyalty to the martyrs' blood, and determination to continue the struggle until liberation and return." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
Lawmaker Faraj al-Ghoul martyred as Israeli strikes devastate Gaza
Palestinian sources have reported on Tuesday the martyrdom of Faraj al-Ghoul, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, in an Israeli airstrike targeting Gaza City. According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza, five Palestinians were martyred and more than 13 others injured after Israeli warplanes bombed a residential home near Martyrs Square in the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. Further casualties were reported in a separate Israeli strike on a house in the al-Zarqa area in Jabalia, northern Gaza, where several more Palestinians were martyred and others occupation forces also demolished residential buildings east of Jabalia town in northern Gaza and struck another house in al-Shati refugee camp. Several homes were also leveled in eastern and western areas of Gaza City. In eastern Gaza, occupation forces carried out heavy bombardment of the Shujaiyya neighborhood, reportedly preventing ambulance crews from reaching the targeted areas. Additionally, Israeli warplanes bombed Al-Awda 2 Tower in Tal al-Hawa, located behind al-Quds Hospital. As the genocide rages on unabated, the Israeli occupation forces continue targeting civilians and compounding the death toll in Gaza. Yesterday, 51 Palestinians were martyred. Since October 7, 2023, almost 58,000 Palestinians have been killed, with more than 138,095 injuries. The majority of the victims have been defenseless women and children. Read more: 'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'
