Israeli forces bomb home in Beit Lahiya, killing at least 2
Israeli fighter jets bombed the Masry family home in Beit Lahiya, killing at least two people, including an infant, the Wafa news agency reports. Eleven others were wounded in the attack, the agency added.
The bombing was among a series of deadly strikes on northern Gaza over recent hours. The Palestinian Civil Defense said earlier that at least 11 people were killed in the attacks.
Sixteen Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza mosque
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Israeli fighter jets bombed the mosque, which was sheltering displaced people, killing at least 16 people.
The mosque is located near al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.
Death toll rises from Israel’s attack on Gaza mosque
At least 18 people are now confirmed dead following Israel’s attack on the mosque in Deir el-Balah, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Israeli military says bombed mosque was a Hamas command centre
The Israeli military has claimed, without providing evidence, that it bombed the “Shahada al-Aqsa mosque” in Deir el-Balah because Hamas was using it as a “command and control complex”.
Posting on X, the Israeli military also claimed that “many steps were taken to reduce the chance of harming civilians” before bombing the mosque, which was housing displaced Palestinians.
At least 18 people have been confirmed killed so far.
Footage of the aftermath of the attack, verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency, shows rescue crews scrambling to pull bodies from under the rubble.
شهداء وجرحى في قصف طائرات الاحتلال مسجدا قرب مدخل مستشفى شهداء الأقصى بدير البلح وسط قطاع غزة #حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/LJHo2T5BwQ
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) October 6, 2024
Translation: Martyrs and wounded in the bombing of a mosque by occupation aircraft near the entrance to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
Is that "Hamas command centre" excuse something Lavander AI spews out as reason. It seems to be stuck in a loop.
Death toll rises to 21 in Israeli attack on Gaza mosque
Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting that at least 21 people are now confirmed dead following Israel’s attack on the mosque in Deir el-Balah.
Severe damage at Gaza mosque after deadly Israeli attack
The targeted mosque is located across the street from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and was hit by the Israeli military at about 2am local time. It has been turned into a shelter for almost a year now and has been used by displaced families, including those who do not have tents.
Israeli fighter jets dropped bombs and severely damaged the facility.
We drove by the mosque this morning and saw the scale of destruction caused to it and the properties in the surrounding area, including many department stores on the main road.
Twenty-one people have been killed and it took paramedics and civil defence crews close to three hours to remove the bodies because of the sheer level of damage that was caused.
