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The National
17 hours ago
- Health
- The National
Six children among 10 people killed by Israel at water point
In central Gaza, officials at Al-Awda Hospital said it received 10 bodies after an Israeli strike on a water collection point in nearby Nuseirat. Among the dead were six children. Ramadan Nassar, a witness who lives in the area, told The Associated Press that around 20 children and 14 adults had been lined up to get water. He said Palestinians walk some two kilometres (1.2 miles) to fetch water from the area. READ MORE: Arrest made after 'bomb hoax' triggers lockdown at Faslane nuclear base The Israeli military said it was targeting a militant but a technical error made its munitions fall 'dozens of meters from the target'. In Nuseirat, a small boy leaned over a body bag to say goodbye to a friend. 'There is no safe place,' resident Raafat Fanouna said as some people went over the rubble with sticks and bare hands. Separately, health officials said an Israeli strike hit a group of citizens walking in the street on Sunday afternoon in central Gaza City, killing 11 people and injuring around 30 others. Dr Ahmed Qandil, who specialises in general surgery, was among those killed, Gaza's Health Ministry said. A ministry spokesperson, Zaher al-Wahidi, told the AP that Qandil had been on his way to Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital. In the central town of Zawaida, an Israeli strike on a home killed nine, including two women and three children, officials at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said. Later, Al-Awda Hospital said a strike on a group of people in Zawaida killed two. Israel's military said it was unaware of the strike on the home, but said it hit more than 150 targets over the past 24 hours, including what it called weapons storage facilities, missile launchers and sniping posts. Israel blames Hamas for civilian casualties because the militant group operates out of populated areas.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
6 children, waiting for water, killed in Gaza as Israeli military admits ‘error'
An Israeli strike at Gaza water station killed 10 people, including six children, while they were waiting to fill water containers in central Palestine on Sunday, emergency service officials stated. The bodies of the deceased were sent to Nuseirat's al-Awda Hospital, where 16 injured people, including seven children were also treated. According to eyewitnesses account, a drone hovering over the al-Nuseirat refugee camp fired a missile at a crowd queuing with empty cans to fill water next to a water tanker in central Gaza. About 20 children and 14 adults had lined up when the strike took place, a local resident Ramadan Nassar told Associated Press. The Israel Defense Forces said that there had been a 'technical error' that caused a strike which was aimed at an Islamic Jihad 'terrorist' which caused the munition to drop several metres away from the target. The Israeli military said the incident is under review. The IDF added that it was aware of the casualties that have occurred in the area due to the strike and said it works to lower civilian harm 'as much as possible' and 'regrets any harm to uninvolved civilians'. A BBC report states that verified video footage showed dozens of people rushing to help injured people, including children after the Israeli drone struck the water station in Gaza. The strike comes as Israeli aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip have escalated. Spokesperson for the Civil Defence Agency of Gaza said that 19 other Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday, in three separate strikes on residential buildings in Gaza city. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, 'The alarming frequency and scale of these mass casualty incidents underscore the horrific conditions civilians in Gaza are enduring,' BBC reported. The Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks are at a loggerheads due to several demands from both the sides which are creating a hindrance in brokering a truce deal.
Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
IDF blames ‘error' for missile that killed children collecting water
Ten people, many of them children, were killed in a strike at a water distribution site in central Gaza on Sunday, local health officials said, in a deadly incident the Israeli military said was the result of a 'technical error' with a munition. 'Thirsty children, searching for water to quench their thirst. They returned to their homes as lifeless corpses,' Ramadan Nassar, a witness who lives in the Nuseirat area, told The Washington Post.
Roya News
a day ago
- Health
- Roya News
‘Israeli' military blames ‘technical error' for deadly strike on children collecting water
At least 10 Palestinians, including six children, were killed in an 'Israeli' airstrike on a water collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, local health officials said Sunday. Another 17 people were wounded in the strike, according to Dr. Ahmed Abu Saifan, an emergency physician at Al Awda Hospital, which received the casualties. The 'Israeli' military acknowledged it was responsible for the strike but said the missile missed its intended target due to a 'technical error.' The Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) said the strike was aimed at a member of Islamic Jihad, but the munition landed 'dozens of meters from the target.' 'The incident is under review,' the IDF said in a statement, adding that it 'works to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians as much as possible' and 'regrets any harm to uninvolved civilians.' Officials at Al Awda Hospital confirmed receiving the bodies of 10 victims and said six of them were children. Residents described a horrific scene. Ramadan Nassar, a local resident, said about 20 children and 14 adults had lined up in the area Sunday morning to collect water—a scarce resource in Gaza amid the ongoing war. 'When the strike happened, people ran. Some were hit while running, and others collapsed on the ground, severely wounded,' he said. The Nuseirat camp, like much of Gaza, has been struggling with critical shortages of water, food, and medical supplies amid ongoing 'Israeli' military operations.
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Health
- Boston Globe
Israeli strikes kill at least 32 in Gaza as Palestinian war deaths top 58,000
Advertisement Throughout the war in Gaza, violence has surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Funerals were held there Sunday for two Palestinians, including Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet, killed by Israeli settlers, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Children killed and Israel blames a technical error In central Gaza, officials at Al-Awda Hospital said it received 10 bodies after an Israeli strike on a water collection point in nearby Nuseirat. Among the dead were six children. Ramadan Nassar, a witness who lives in the area, told The Associated Press that around 20 children and 14 adults had been lined up to get water. He said Palestinians walk some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) to fetch water from the area. The Israeli military said it was targeting a militant but a technical error made its munitions fall 'dozens of meters from the target.' Advertisement In Nuseirat, a small boy leaned over a body bag to say goodbye to a friend. 'There is no safe place,' resident Raafat Fanouna said as some people went over the rubble with sticks and bare hands. Separately, health officials said an Israeli strike hit a group of citizens walking in the street on Sunday afternoon in central Gaza City, killing 11 people and injuring around 30 others. Dr. Ahmed Qandil, who specializes in general surgery, was among those killed, Gaza's Health Ministry said. A ministry spokesperson, Zaher al-Wahidi, told the AP that Qandil had been on his way to Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital. In the central town of Zawaida, an Israeli strike on a home killed nine, including two women and three children, officials at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said. Later, Al-Awda Hospital said a strike on a group of people in Zawaida killed two. Israel's military said it was unaware of the strike on the home, but said it hit more than 150 targets over the past 24 hours, including what it called weapons storage facilities, missile launchers and sniping posts. Israel blames Hamas for civilian casualties because the militant group operates out of populated areas. Gaza's Health Ministry says women and children make up more than half of the over 58,000 dead in the war. The ministry, under Gaza's Hamas-run government, doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count. The U.N. and other international organizations see its figures as the most reliable statistics on war casualties. The Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war killed some 1,200 people and abducted 251. Israel's Energy Minister Eli Cohen told right-wing Channel 14 that his ministry will not help rebuild infrastructure in Gaza. 'Gaza should remain an island of ruins to the next decades,' he said. Advertisement Funeral for Palestinian-American killed in the West Bank In the West Bank, which has seen violence between Israeli troops and Palestinians and Israeli settlers' attacks on Palestinians, funerals were held for a Palestinian-American and a Palestinian friend. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Musallet, from Florida, had been beaten by Israeli settlers. Diana Halum, a cousin, said the attack occurred on his family's land. The ministry initially identified him as Seifeddine Musalat, 23. Musallet's friend, Mohammed al-Shalabi, was shot in the chest, the ministry said. Israel's military has said Palestinians hurled rocks at Israelis in the area on Friday, lightly wounding two people and setting off a larger confrontation. Palestinians and rights groups have long accused the military of ignoring settler violence. Their bodies were carried through the streets on Sunday as mourners waved Palestinian flags and chanted, 'God is great.' Musallet's family has said it wants the U.S. State Department to investigate his death and hold the settlers accountable. The State Department said it had no comment out of respect for the family. Isseid reported from Al-Mazraa a-Sharqiya, West Bank. Associated Press writers Fatma Khaled in Cairo and Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, contributed to this report.
