Israel bombs Jabalia refugee camp, killing 2
The Israeli bomb struck the Shaheen family home in the al-Fakhoura area of the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza, killing a husband and wife, according to the Shehab news agency and the Palestinian Information Center.
Man killed in Jabalia strike was a member of Gaza’s civil defence
Gaza’s civil defence agency has now named the man as Musab Abdullah al-Kurdi and also announced that his wife was seven months pregnant at the time of her death.
The group, which is responsible for emergency services and rescue operations in the besieged enclave, said Musab was its 84th member to be killed by Israeli attacks since October.
الدفاع المدني بغزة: ننعي أحد عناصرنا رقيب مصعب عبدالله الكردي والذي ارتقى في قصف استهدف منزله في منطقة الفاخورة بمخيم جباليا شمال غزة برفقة زوجته الحامل في شهرها السابع. pic.twitter.com/J4hM9QMfgT
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Translation: Civil defence in Gaza – We mourn one of our members, Sergeant Musab Abdullah al-Kurdi, who was killed in a bombing that targeted his home in the al-Fakhoura area in the Jabalia camp, north of Gaza, along with his wife, who was seven months pregnant.
Artist uses 15,000 teddy bears in memorial to Gaza’s children
An artist has created a memorial in Doha, Qatar, using 15,000 teddy bears, each representing a child killed in Gaza since Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian enclave started in October.
The artist behind the memorial, Bachir Mohamad, said he wanted to convey that the victims are not just numbers.
Palestinians displaced again as attacks continue across Gaza
The past couple of hours have been intense, in particular in al-Mawasi area and Rafah.
Many of the displaced Palestinians have had no choice but to set up their tents here but the heavy artillery is forcing them into further internal displacement and shattering any remaining sense of safety.
There are reports of heavy artillery in the western part of Nuseirat camp and Rafah City. In Bureij refugee camp, three members of a family were killed as a home was targeted.
Rescue efforts are also continuing in Bureij refugee camp for the third day in a row, as rescuers are trying to retrieve people from under heavy pieces of concrete. Twelve people so far have been pulled out of the rubble but time is running out for those who remain trapped.
Israeli attacks kill six in Rafah and Jabalia
Israeli forces have waged more lethal aerial attacks in northern, central and southern Gaza, the Wafa news agency reports. The deadliest attack struck a family home in Jabalia city, killing four people. Another air attack in Rafah killed two people.
In central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp, a quadcopter attack injured numerous civilians, mostly children.
Brother of slain Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza
Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif is reporting that Ahmed al-Ghoul, brother of slain journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, has been killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza.
Ismail al-Ghoul, who also reported for Al Jazeera Arabic, was killed along with his cameraman Rami al-Rifi while traveling by car on July 31 in the Shati refugee camp.
Rush to find victims trapped under rubble in Bureij continues
In the south, the Israeli military has been carrying out air attacks, coupled with heavy artillery strikes. The targeted areas are densely populated with displaced people.
In the western part of Nuseirat camp, an area that has been repeatedly targeted, new waves of heavy artillery strikes have caused civilian casualties. They have all been transferred to al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat camp. The hospital is struggling to cope with the large influx of casualties and the shortage of medical supplies.
In Bureij camp, volunteers have managed to remove several bodies from under rubble after attacks over the last three days on residential homes. Locals are working to recover the bodies because paramedics and civil defence crews are being chased away from the bomb sites by the Israeli military and shot at by quadcopters.
People in the area say there are still people alive under the rubble, but time is running out.
