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Witnesses say Israeli drones target two vehicles in Beit Lahiya

At least nine Palestinians have been confirmed killed in a recent Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza. We understand that among those who were killed were three Palestinian photographers.

We managed to gather firsthand accounts from eyewitnesses in Beit Lahiya who confirmed that the Israeli drones targeted two vehicles that the victims were travelling in as they were trying to document the humanitarian relief effort in Beit Lahiya.

It’s worth noting that since the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, different charitable and humanitarian organisations started to ramp up their efforts in order to provide humanitarian support for Palestinians, specifically during the holy month of Ramadan.

Palestinians, including those who are working in the humanitarian field alongside local journalists, have been trying to document what’s going on in Gaza, specifically for families who are trying to cope with the aggravating humanitarian crisis.

The attack has triggered a huge swathe of condemnation, but it has not been the first one.

Here in the southern part of Gaza, we have seen Israeli drones hovering above while in Rafah city we have got confirmation from eyewitnesses that they have been exposed to Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours.

‘Horrific massacre’

Hamas has issued a statement about the deadly Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya, calling it a “horrific massacre” and “a continuation” of Israeli “war crimes against our people and a dangerous escalation that reflects its insistence on continuing its aggression and disregard for all international laws and conventions”.

“This criminal escalation, accompanied by deliberate killings and barbaric shelling across the Gaza Strip, reaffirms the occupation’s intention to undermine the ceasefire agreement and its deliberate sabotage of any opportunity to complete the implementation of the agreement and exchange prisoners, in blatant defiance of the mediators and the international community,” Hamas said.

The Palestinian group also called on the mediators to pressure Netanyahu to move forwards with implementing the agreed ceasefire and prisoner exchange.

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More about Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya

As we’ve been reporting, at least nine Palestinians have been killed and others wounded in an Israeli air attack on northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya.

The attack reportedly targeted a relief team that was accompanied by journalists and photographers. At least three local journalists were among the dead, according to Palestinian media.

The Palestinian Journalists’ Protection Center said in a statement that Israel killed “three journalists in an airstrike on a media team documenting relief efforts in northern Gaza”.

“The journalists were documenting humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by Israel’s genocidal war,” the statement added, according to Anadolu.

In a statement, the Israeli military said it struck “two terrorists … operating a drone that posed a threat” to Israeli soldiers in the area of Beit Lahiya.

“Later, a number of additional terrorists collected the drone operating equipment and entered a vehicle. The [Israeli military] struck the terrorists,” it added, without providing any evidence about its claims.