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Deliberate Israeli attacks on families inside their homes

What we are seeing right now is deliberate attacks on families inside residential homes. These attacks are systematic. They happened at a certain point of time, all past midnight in the early hours of this morning.

There was an attack on Bureij refugee camp in the eastern part of the central area, followed by an Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the western part of the region.

One of the worst attacks took place at a home belonging to the al-Qara family in eastern Khan Younis, where 13 people were killed. Three generations of the same family were residing there, including the grandparents, parents and children.

Israel ‘systematically’ attacking families

Palestinian families are the core of the social fabric of the social structure, and judging from the systematic patterns of attacks on families the Israeli military is conducting seems to be something that will cause a change in the demography of the Gaza Strip.

Within the past few hours, another air strike targeted a home in the western part of Rafah city.

The initial reports we received from people close to the area that the house was full of people, including a whole displaced family that was sheltering inside the house.

These examples keep repeating over and over, but in the past couple of months these attacks are happening without any prior warning whatsoever, which means people are … being attacked without being given the opportunity to seek shelter elsewhere for safety.


At least 4 killed in Israeli air attack on family home in Gaza’s al-Mawasi area

Israeli aircraft have bombed the Abu Shalouf family home in the al-Mawasi area near Rafah city, killing at least four people and injuring 15. That’s according to local sources cited by the Wafa news agency and our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.


Child killed in Israeli attack on southern Gaza

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that a child has been killed and several others injured in an Israeli raid on a home southeast of Khan Younis.


Israel killed 64 Palestinians in Gaza in past 24 hours: Ministry

At least 64 people have been killed and 104 others wounded in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, according to the latest update by the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory.

The latest killings brought the total toll to 41,084, with 95,029 people also wounded since October 7, the statement said.


Israeli air attack on Gaza school-turned-shelter kills at least 3

According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, an air attack on a school in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least three people and wounded many others.

Wafa reported that Israel struck al-Jaouni school in the camp.

Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed bodies being brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah. Wounded people were also being evacuated to the hospital, videos shared on social media platforms showed.

Death toll in Israeli strike on school rises to 9

A spokesperson for the Palestinian Civil Defence has said that at least nine people, including women and children, have been killed in Nuseirat camp in the Central Gaza Strip. Israeli jets struck Al Jaouni, a school-turned-shelter for the internally displaced. The civil defence said its teams are still recovering bodies and looking for survivors.



Almost 530,000 children in Gaza received polio vaccine, says UNRWA

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that nearly 530,000 children have now received the vaccine across the Gaza Strip. UNRWA also said its staff are working “around the clock to reach all children under 10”.

It added that the vaccination campaign is ongoing in north Gaza “against all challenges and thanks to the dedication of our health workers”.