Video captures scale of destruction after Israel strike on Nuseirat refugee camp
Video footage has emerged of what is reported to be the destruction caused by an Israeli air strike on a residential building in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Friday night. More than 20 people were reported killed in the attack, the majority of the victims being women and children.
People are reported to be missing under the rubble of the destroyed building.
Three killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City
Our correspondent on the ground reports that the three were killed when an Israeli drone fired on Ahmed Shawqi School in the city.
Death toll in Israeli air attack on home in central Gaza rises to 26
The bodies of nine more Palestinians have been recovered from the rubble today, raising the death toll from an Israeli air attack on a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza to 26.
Medical sources told the Anadolu news agency that the bodies of seven Palestinians were pulled from the debris of a house belonging to the al-Nadi family, which was hit by Israeli forces on Friday night.
In addition to the 26 deaths, more than 60 people – mostly women and children – were injured in the attack, according to medical sources speaking to Anadolu.
Palestinians inspect damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, December 7
Palestinian Health Ministry: Israeli army hits ambulance in Gaza
The Palestinian Health Ministry has released a video showing an Israeli air attack on an ambulance stationed near Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza. The footage reveals intense gunfire from Israeli forces hitting the ambulance.
The ministry stated that the attack took place yesterday when Israeli forces opened heavy fire on the ambulance positioned near the hospital.
Ambulance use in northern Gaza has become increasingly rare amid ongoing attacks. Most ambulances are now inoperable due to repeated attacks and acute fuel shortages, the Gaza Civil Defence has said.
Gaza death toll rises
At least 44,664 people have been killed and 105,976 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says. Of those, 52 Palestinians were killed and 142 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.