Multiple civilians injured in Old City, occupied East Jerusalem
An Israeli soldier has opened fire on civilians in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, injuring four people, Israeli news outlet Kann has reported.
המשטרה: חייל צה"ל, על אזרחי, ביצע ירי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים - 4 נפצעו, בהם אחד קשה, נבדק חשד לניסיון חטיפת נשק >>> https://t.co/kOFvSPIQxG@VeredPelman
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) June 12, 2024
Earlier local platforms on Telegram shared videos showing a young Palestinian man lying on the ground bleeding after he was shot in the Old City. According to local sources, an armed Israeli settler shot the young man.
Several wounded in Israeli attack on central Gaza
Palestinians are sharing videos on social media showing several people injured after an Israeli attack on a home in the Bureij refugee camp. The video, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad, shows a child being treated on the floor of a hospital.
Reports of Israeli attacks on Mawasi, near Rafah
Al Jazeera’s correspondents in Gaza are reporting intense Israeli army shelling of the Mawasi area, adjacent to the southern city of Rafa, on Gaza’s coast.
The area has been used over the course of Israel’s war as a so-called humanitarian safe zone, which the Israeli army has told Palestinians fleeing violence to evacuate, too.
According to reports, the Israeli military warned NGOs and the Palestinian Red Crescent to “take ultimate precautions” in the Mawasi area.
So far, reports are of shelling only. At least one house hit.
Qassam Brigades hit Israeli forces in northern Gaza
