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Israel releases 20 Gaza residents from detention: Report

Israeli authorities have released 20 Gaza residents from Israeli detention centres through the Karem Abu Salem crossing, according to the Wafa news agency.

The report quoted local sources as saying most of those released were detained by Israeli forces in northern Gaza on October 5.

Israel has refused to disclose the number of detentions from Gaza, the agency said.

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians shortly after their release in northern Gaza

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians from Gaza shortly after releasing them from detention, the Wafa news agency reported, adding that the men had been detained during Israel’s military offensive on northern Gaza in early October.

Wafa cited local sources and witnesses saying that the detainees were freed from Israeli custody at the Zikim military base near the northern Gaza border.

“After their release, the Israeli navy targeted the three men with gunfire from warships as they were near al-Khalidi Mosque, along the coastal road northwest of Gaza City,” Wafa said.

The victims were identified as Ali and Nadi Maarouf, two elderly men, and Hamza al-Hato. Their bodies were transferred to the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City.


Israeli drone kills one person in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah

An Israeli drone has fired on a group of Palestinians in the al-Bassa neighbourhood of central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah city, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. The attack killed at least one person, the team said.


At least three killed in Israeli attack on tent next to Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital


The strike hit tents housing war-displaced Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah

Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid has reported from Gaza’s Deir el-Balah city that a tent housing displaced people was struck in the courtyard of the city’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, killing at least one person and injuring three others.

The attack took place just 20 metres (65 feet) from Al Jazeera’s tent in the area, she said, adding that she witnessed scenes of chaos and those injured being carried away for treatment.



The death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Hospital has now risen to three, reports Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid, who is on the ground.

The attack by an Israeli helicopter in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah also wounded 26 other people. It took place just 20 metres (65 feet) from Al Jazeera’s tent in the area.


Israel’s army has repeatedly hit hospitals and schools sheltering the displaced


‘Frustration and fear’ as Israeli helicopter attacks Gaza shelter

The area targeted was just 20 metres [65 feet] away from our broadcast spot outside Al-Aqsa Hospital.

The medical facility has become a shelter for those forcibly evacuated from other parts of Gaza by Israeli forces. Civilians have been taking shelter in the back yard of the hospital simply because they’ve run out of options.

An Israeli military helicopter launched two consecutive missiles. Medical sources say two Palestinians have been killed and 26 wounded. There’s a very thick smell of blood in the air. Families of the dead are preparing to bury them.

There’s a growing sense of frustration and fear. Everyone here is in a state of shock. People are calling on the international community to stop the Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

After 400 days of Israel’s war on Gaza, even places considered safe havens for medical treatment are completely unsafe and can become a graveyard for displaced families.