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SvennoJ on 29 December 2024
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Several Palestinians killed, wounded in Israeli attack on Rafah

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that the casualties occurred in an Israeli bomb attack on a house in the Al Nasr neighbourhood of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.

We’ll bring you more as soon as we hear more.

The bombing came as Palestinian media reported a quadcopter assault on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, as well as attacks from a gunboat on the al-Mawasi area in the south of the Strip.

Earlier in the night, Israeli forces also shelled the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City and blew up houses in besieged areas north of the enclave.


Israeli attack on Rafah kills a man and his wife

The Wafa news agency is reporting that the couple were killed when Israeli forces bombed their home in the Kaf Miraj area, north of the city of Rafah.

Several others were wounded, it said.

The Palestinian Civil Defence meanwhile said its crews put out a fire in southern Khan Younis. It said the fire at the al-Shawaf family house had been sparked by an Israeli attack.

Earlier, we reported that another Israeli attack had killed and wounded several Palestinians in the al-Nasr area of Rafah. The exact toll from that attack is still unclear.


Casualties after Israeli attack on Gaza’s Jabalia

There have been a number of casualties after the latest Israeli attack on besieged northern Gaza. We will bring you more details when we have them.


Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Beit Hanoon

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that seven people have been killed and others wounded after Israeli forces targeted a home in Beit Hanoon, a city located in the besieged north of the Gaza Strip.


Israeli air strike kills police station chief in Gaza City

The Ministry of Interior in Gaza says the Israeli military has “assassinated” the head of the Remal police station in Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave.

Colonel Talat Joda was killed on Saturday in an air strike while performing his duties in serving the citizens, the ministry said in a statement. “The occupation’s deliberate targeting of police personnel aims to spread chaos in Palestinian society and deepen human suffering of citizens,” it said.

The ministry called on the international community to pressure Israel to stop its targeting of civil servants in Gaza in light of the “catastrophic conditions” experienced by Palestinians there.


Gaza authorities warn of deteriorating conditions with heavy rains expected

The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip says more heavy rain is expected over the besieged enclave starting later today and forecast to worsen by Tuesday.

This exacerbates the suffering of more than two million people in Gaza, many of whom are bereft of adequate shelter. The office stated that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents in Gaza are out of service after having “completely deteriorated”.

More rain and strong winds would especially endanger Palestinians forced to shelter near coastal areas, with some waves expected to rise as high as 2 metres (6ft), it added.