Seven Palestinians killed as Israeli bombardment of Beit Lahiya continues
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli forces bombed two houses in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, killing at least seven people, including children. Many more are missing under the rubble of the homes belonging to al-Omari and Obeid families, the agency added.
The bombings come a day after Israel’s attacks on six buildings in Beit Lahiya killed at least 45 people and left dozens trapped under the rubble. Rescue workers at the Palestinian Civil Defence said they are unable to reach victims because of the ongoing Israeli attacks and its siege of northern Gaza, which is now in its fourth week.
Death toll rises in central Gaza as Palestinians in the north describe ‘horrific’ conditions
The Israeli military has been intensifying its attacks across Gaza but the main focus has been on the central area and the northern parts of the enclave.
In central Gaza, two residential buildings that were packed with civilians were hit earlier in the evening. At least seven Palestinians have been confirmed killed and the number is expected to rise as rescue operations are ongoing.
Israeli military operations are ongoing in Jabalia in the north with air strikes continuing at high momentum. Civilians remain trapped in Jabalia and Beit Lahiya, and they are describing horrific conditions. They are running extremely low on basic supplies, while Israeli military operations in the vicinity of the Kamal Adwan Hospital have destroyed multiple buildings there.
The hospital is a lifeline for Palestinians in northern Gaza and these attacks are hampering the ability of medical teams to operate in the region.
Israeli forces set fire to UNRWA school in north Gaza
Israeli forces have burned down the UNRWA-run Al Fakhoura school in the Jabalia refugee camp and are blowing up houses in the area, according to Al Jazeera Arabic and the Wafa news agency.
The attacks come as Israel’s military continues its bombardment across the Gaza Strip, killing at least seven Palestinians in northern Beit Lahiya and 10 others in central az-Zawayda.
Several Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli attack on the Abu Laban family home in Gaza City, Wafa reported, while assaults continued on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre and on Rafah in the south, according to AJA.
Israeli soldier dies of wounds from north Gaza combat
Israel’s military said the 25-year-old was a commander in the 52nd battalion and had died of injuries suffered during fighting in the north of the Gaza Strip on October 19. According to the Israeli military, at least 772 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, 2023, in fighting in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel.
MSF ‘revolted’ by Israel’s ‘repeated killings’ of its staff in Gaza
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym, MSF, issued a statement following an Israeli attack that killed its staff member, Hasan Suboh, in Gaza on October 24.
He was the eighth MSF staff member to be killed in Gaza since the beginning of Israel’s war, the group said.
“We denounce these killings in the strongest possible terms and are revolted by the fact that in over one year of war, Israel has acted with total impunity. Israel’s repeated direct attacks, which do not distinguish between military objectives and civilians, must be investigated independently,” it added.
