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SvennoJ on 18 August 2024
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At least 9 killed in Israeli air attacks on central Gaza

At least nine Palestinians have been killed and dozens are injured after more Israeli air attacks targeting the central part of the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources told Al Jazeera that an air attack that hit a residential home in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed five people and injured 20 more, including children. The Palestinian Civil Defence confirmed the casualties, saying members of the as-Saidi family were hit in the Block C area of Nuseirat.

Medical sources added that an air attack targeted a home east of Deir el-Balah, killing four people and injuring more, with the wounded arriving at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

A video verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency Sanad showed the aftermath of the bombing in Nuseirat, with civil defence and ambulance crews rushing to evacuate victims and contain a fire.


Red Crescent services in northern Gaza at risk of being halted

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has said it may have to halt its services in the Gaza City and North Gaza governorates due to a shortage of fuel needed to operate ambulances, emergency medical clinics, and relief services.

“This situation severely hinders the teams’ ability to provide services and worsens the health crisis in these governorates,” it added.

“The depletion of fuel will also cause electricity generators at clinics and medical points – nine in total across the two governorates – to shut down. This will lead to medication spoilage, the stoppage of laboratory equipment, and a complete halt in services at clinics that serve thousands of citizens.”


Turkish media reporter ‘slightly’ injured in Israel attack

Sami Barhoum – a TRT Arabi journalist in Gaza – and his crew were targeted by Israeli forces in the coastal enclave, the Istanbul-based media outlet reports.

According to TRT, Barhoum was “slightly” injured. Barhoum said his crew was shot five times while they were preparing a news report, TRT said.

According to preliminary figures by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 111 journalists and media workers are among those killed since the start of the war on October 7. The Government Media Office has put the figure at least 165 Palestinian journalists killed since the war began.

Last year deadliest on record for aid workers: Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that last year was the world’s deadliest on record for aid workers, and this year is likely to follow the same trend.

In comments he made to mark tomorrow’s World Humanitarian Day, Borrell said the EU established the Protect Aid Workers initiative to help local aid workers who have fallen victim to attacks or other security incidents while on duty – with legal aid and rapid financial grants.

The majority of the applications received through the platform, he said, are from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, “where a humanitarian catastrophe has been unfolding before our eyes over the past 10 months”.

“In places such as these, where every day is a struggle for survival for every civilian, the life-saving work of the humanitarian community makes a huge difference,” he said.

At least 254 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, the United Nations said. According to the latest data from the Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD), the war in Gaza has been the most lethal for aid workers.


Israel confirms expanding ground invasion in central and southern Gaza

The Israeli military has confirmed that its 98th Division is once again fighting in the area of Hamad in southern Khan Younis, and that soldiers are operating in the central Deir el-Balah area, which had largely been spared from ground fighting.

It claimed that Palestinian fighters set up new operations in the so-called “humanitarian” zone in the area, which prompted new evacuation orders that now encompass 89 percent of Gaza, according to the UN.

The Israeli military also announced that a fighter with one of its parachute brigades was seriously wounded earlier today in a battle in the southern part of the enclave.


Israeli forces shoot Palestinian journalist covering Khan Younis invasion

Palestinian journalist Salma al-Qadoumi was shot in the back while she was covering Israel’s invasion of Khan Younis earlier, according to local media and footage circulating on social media platforms.

A video verified by Al Jazeera shows the moment Israeli tanks opened fire directly at a group of journalists in Hamad City, northwest of Khan Younis.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-0f0hRtMYZ


Israeli air attack in central Gaza attack: Sanad

Footage obtained and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad shows Israeli fighter jets bombing the Zaqout building in Nuseirat camp.

The footage shows the explosion, with shrapnel flying and smoke and dust spreading throughout the area. People screaming and shouting can be heard in the background of the video moments after the attack.