Israeli forces destroy mosque in Nuseirat camp
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli forces bombed a mosque in the camp, levelling it to the ground. They also bombed a residential tower.
Israeli drone attack kills two Palestinians at mosque in Nuseirat
At least two Palestinians have been killed when a bombing carried out by Israeli drones targeted a group of people north of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, according to sources cited by the Wafa news agency.
The attack came at the Hassan al-Banna Mosque in the Ard al-Mufti area north of Nuseirat.
‘One of the bloodiest days’ as Israeli forces again attack Nuseirat camp
There’s a state of chaos right now as the Israeli military expands its military bombardment and campaign across the entire Gaza Strip.
In the early hours, hundreds of Palestinians tried to return back to the north on the coastal Rashid Road. But they were confronted by Israeli tanks, which blocked the roads, opened fire, and forced the majority of Palestinians to return to their squalid shelters here in the south. A number of injuries have been recorded.
The situation is dire in every single part of Gaza, but the main focus of Israeli operations right now is in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
We have been reporting about this for a couple of days, but today has been one of the bloodiest days. At least four Palestinians have been reported killed and more than 32 others wounded in Israeli attacks.
Palestinians view the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli attacks on Nuseirat refugee camp
Israel releases 2 Red Crescent medics detained for 50 days
Israeli forces released two Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance medics after detaining them for 50 days, the organisation said on social media. The medics were arrested at a military checkpoint in Khan Younis during a mission to evacuate patients from al-Amal Hospital, it said.
The fate of six other PRCS staff members detained by Israel is still unknown.
Israel activates 2 reserve brigades for Gaza war
The Israeli military says it’s activating two reserve brigades for “operational activities” in Gaza.
The announcement comes as Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Rafah – the southernmost Gaza city that Israel says is Hamas’s last stronghold. Israel last week withdrew most of its remaining ground forces from Gaza after six months of war, leaving its troop levels in the territory at the lowest level in months.
The Rafah invasion faces stiff international opposition, in large part because about 1.5 million people are now crowded into the city after fleeing Israel’s onslaught.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s determined to “complete” the Gaza war. He says Israel has set a date for the attack and claimed there’s a plan to evacuate hundreds of thousands of civilians from Rafah.
Young girl shot in the face as family attempts to return to north Gaza
A Palestinian mother has bid farewell to her young daughter after a bullet shot by Israeli forces hit her face, according to footage posted on social media by Palestinian photographer Atia Darwish. The girl’s mother can be seen crying and hugging her dead child.
The killing of the girl occurred as the family was among hundreds of displaced Palestinians attempting to return to northern Gaza. Israeli forces opened fire on those seeking to make the journey home.
Palestinians make their way towards their homes in northern Gaza
Palestinians risk attacks to go home over ‘completely terrible’ conditions
More than six months of war have led to desperate humanitarian conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip. Rumours of a reopened Israeli checkpoint on the coastal road from the south to northern Gaza City sent thousands of Palestinians on the move.
Video shows Israeli forces opening fire on civilians with reports of one child killed and an unknown number of wounded.
Attempting the journey back to northern Gaza, displaced resident Basma Salman said, “Even if it [my house] was destroyed, I want to go there. I couldn’t stay in the south. It’s overcrowded. We couldn’t even take a fresh breath of air there. It was completely terrible.”
Rights group condemns Israeli attack on displaced people returning home
The death toll from the incident remains unclear. But the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said dozens of people were killed and wounded. Gaza’s Health Ministry said at least 68 were killed over the past 24 hours throughout the enclave.
The monitor condemned “the Israeli army’s targeting of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians as they attempted to return to their homes in Gaza City and its north, directly with artillery shells and live bullets, which led to dozens of deaths and injuries, including women and children”.
The Geneva-based rights group said in a statement that “the Israeli army committed on Sunday what may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes by deliberately directing attacks against the civilian population”.
Israeli military warns Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza
The Israeli army renewed warnings for Palestinians not to return to Gaza’s north, a day after its forces opened fire on civilians.
The military said Palestinians should stay in southern Gaza where they have been told to shelter because the north is a “dangerous combat zone”, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee wrote on social platform X.
Hospital authorities in Gaza said at least five people were shot by Israeli forces while trying to head north. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on casualties.
The returnees said they were prompted to make the journey north because they were fed up with the unbearable conditions they were forced to live under while displaced.
Palestinians walk along al-Rashid Street as they attempt to return to northern Gaza
Gaza war death toll reaches 33,797, with 76,465 Palestinians wounded
The number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its attack six months ago reached 33,797, Gaza’s Health Ministry says. Another 76,465 people have been wounded since October. In the past 24 hours, 68 Palestinians were killed and 94 injured, it said in a statement.
The casualty figures are likely much higher, with thousands feared buried in the debris of buildings collapsed by incessant Israeli strikes throughout the Gaza Strip.
