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SvennoJ on 23 October 2024
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Gaza Civil Defence retrieves bodies of mother, two children killed in Gaza City

Gaza’s Civil Defence says its crews retrieved the bodies of two children and their mother after a home was bombed in the az-Zarqa area of Gaza City, in the north of the Gaza Strip. Six people injured in the attack on the Halawa family home were also rescued, the Civil Defence said on Telegram.

We reported earlier that three people had been killed in an Israeli drone attack on Gaza City.

Israeli military’s assault on northern Gaza continues

Dozens of deaths and injuries have been recorded over the past 24 hours in Gaza as the Israeli military launched more than 20 raids on various areas of the enclave, the Wafa news agency reports.

In northern Gaza, Israeli forces have continued their weeks-long siege, bombing homes and forcibly displacing residents while preventing the entry of food, medical supplies and basic necessities.

Here’s a breakdown of recent incidents:

  • An Israeli air strike targeted a home in as-Saftawi, west of Jabalia in northern Gaza, leading to an unspecified number of casualties.
  • Israel bombed the Jabalia refugee camp and launched strikes on the at-Twam and Sheikh Radwan neighbourhoods of Gaza City.
  • At least seven people were killed when Israeli tanks shelled the Zaid bin Haritha School in Beit Lahiya, which was sheltering displaced people.


PRCS salutes ‘humanitarian heroes’ working tirelessly in Gaza

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has shared a video showing one of its Gaza volunteers, Tareq Rajab, being comforted by colleagues after finding out several of his loved ones were killed in northern Gaza this week.

“A salute to the brave humanitarian heroes who continue to work tirelessly, day and night, despite personal losses and the dangers they face, unwavering in their mission to save lives,” the group said.


Bodies pulled from rubble of bombed Beit Lahiya Project in Gaza

At least two bodies were retrieved from under the rubble of a residential building known as the Beit Lahiya Project in northern Gaza, after it was bombed by Israeli forces, the enclave’s civil defence has said.

In a message on Telegram, Palestinian authorities also said their crews were forced to pull out from the rescue mission as Israeli soldiers opened fire on them. The same area witnessed a major attack on Sunday when an Israeli air strike killed at least 87 people.

The mass casualty event comes as northern Gaza – which includes the cities of Beit Lahiya, Jabalia and Beit Hanoon – experienced three weeks of strikes by Israeli forces with the stated aim of preventing Hamas fighters from regrouping there.