Child, pregnant woman among the dead after Israeli strike on Rafah
Three Palestinians have been killed and others injured as a result of the Israeli bombing of a house in the Shaboura camp in the centre of the city of Rafah, the Wafa news agency reports.
Among the dead are a child and a pregnant woman. At least five children were injured and arrived at the Kuwait Specialty Hospital in Rafah.
Earlier, we reported that six children were among at least nine people killed in Israeli air raids that hit two homes in the Tal as-Sultan and al-Salam neighbourhoods of Rafah on Saturday.
A young Palestinian mourns over the bodies of children killed in an Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday
Humanitarian missions impeded, delayed by Israeli authorities: UN
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory posted on X that two-thirds of coordinated humanitarian missions in Gaza were impeded or significantly delayed by Israeli authorities on Saturday.
“On average, each of these missions faced nearly five hours of delay before being allowed to proceed”, the post read. “Some waited so long they had to turn back, while others proceeded but significantly curtailed their operations due to the limited remaining time”.
“As a result, critical supplies, equipment and fuel for backup generators were not provided to hospitals”
Today, two-thirds of coordinated humanitarian missions in #Gaza were impeded or significantly delayed by the Israeli authorities.
On average, each of these missions faced nearly five hours of delay before being allowed to proceed. #AccessDenied
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— OCHA OPT (Palestine) (@ochaopt) April 20, 2024
Israeli raids on Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank
People transport the body of a Palestinian who was killed in an Israeli raid at Nur Shams camp to a hospital in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers inside an army bulldozer during an Israeli army operation in Nur Shams camp
Tulkarem governor: Israeli raid ‘part of ongoing crime against our people’
Mustafa Taqatqa has issued a statement on the ongoing Israeli raid of the occupied West Bank city, in which at least 14 Palestinians have been killed.
He offered condolences to those who have been killed and their families, saying that Israeli crimes include “targeting and abusing citizens, and the deliberate and brutal sabotage of infrastructure and the demolition of … houses, vandalizing them and tampering with their contents”.
He also said that he met with “technical crews and the competent authorities” to coordinate work to remove the effects of the raid, which has damaged large areas of the Nur Shams refugee camp.
Israeli forces have been conducting operations in the area since Thursday night.
Al-Quds Bridages claim attack on Israeli army checkpoint in West Bank
The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says on its Telegram channel that it attacked the “al-Jalama checkpoint” with heavy fire. It said that this attack was “in response to the crimes of the occupier in the Nour Shams camp”, and that its fighters returned to their bases safely.
Fourteen Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing raid on the camp, though local sources are reporting that the soldiers have partially withdrawn from certain areas.
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