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Dozens killed, injured in Rafah

Five Palestinians have been found killed and 30 more have been injured in Gaza’s southern district of Rafah, report our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, citing a local medical source.

The victims have been brought to Nasser Hospital, but electricity shutdowns there could make it difficult for the injured to receive treatment, according to the report.

Israel destroyed over half of Gaza’s buildings: UN

At least 8 killed in Israeli attack on a house near Khan Younis

At least eight people have been killed in an Israeli air attack on a house near the European Hospital in the town of al-Fukhari, south of Gaza’s Khan Younis city, according to local sources.

Footage verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency showed the injured, including infants and young children, being taken to the European Hospital.

The local sources said the targeted house belonged to the Kwarea family.





Israel attacking journalists again

Israel alleges journalist held hostages in Gaza, without providing evidence

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages-journalist-hamas-intl-hnk/index.html

Three hostages rescued during a deadly Israeli military operation on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza were held captive by a journalist, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alleged Sunday, without providing evidence to support their claim.

In a statement, the IDF claimed freed hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were held by journalist Abdallah Aljamal and his family members at their home in the central Gaza camp.

Aljamal was killed in the IDF operation along with his wife and father, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor chairman Ramy Abdu, citing initial testimony gathered by the group documenting the IDF’s alleged killings in the Nuseirat camp on Saturday.

Aljamal lived on the first floor of a multi-story building, according to Euro-Med. The IDF said the hostages were found on the third floor.

CNN is attempting to reach out to people familiar with Aljamal.


The IDF statement claimed Aljamal was a Hamas operative and a journalist for Al Jazeera.

In a statement Sunday, Al Jazeera called Israel’s allegations “completely unfounded” and “a continuation of the process of slander and misinformation aimed at harming Al Jazeera’s reputation, professionalism, and independence.”

Aljamal never worked for the network but had once contributed to an opinion piece published on its website, Al Jazeera said.

Al Jazeera’s website credits Aljamal as the author of an op-ed published in 2019. His biography page on the site describes him as a “Gaza-based reporter and photojournalist.” Aljamal was a freelance contributor to The Palestine Chronicle, according to the US-based online outlet. The Chronicle said it was saddened by Aljamal’s death, noting his reports “have focused entirely on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.”

Meanwhile, an X account linked to Israel’s Foreign Ministry claimed Aljamal was a spokesperson for the Palestinian Ministry of Labor, citing unnamed sources in Gaza.  Without providing evidence, the Israeli X account also claimed that Argamani was held in Aljamal’s home, before later saying the three men were held captive there.