Five Palestinian journalists among recent victims
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that five journalists have now been confirmed killed in recent Israeli attacks, up from the previously reported three.
Among them are husband and wife Khaled Abu Seif and Nour Qandil, several of whose relatives were also killed by Israel, they reported.
Hamas condemns killing of journalists in Gaza
Israel’s latest “simultaneous deliberate operation” against Palestinian journalists is part of “its ongoing persecution and killing” of media members, the Palestinian group says.
“Their homes and tents were bombed at dawn today, leading to their martyrdom, along with their children and families, in a complex crime that embodies the brutality of this fascist entity,” the group said.
“It is reprehensible that the world remains powerless to stop the unprecedented war crimes being committed for months on live television against innocent civilians,” it said. Hamas stressed that more than 230 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the war began on October 7, 2023.
Three more killed in Deir el-Balah; today’s death toll hits 135
An Israeli bombardment has killed three people in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah. Others were also wounded in the aerial assault, which took place on al-Baraka Street, according to the report. These casualties bring today’s total death toll to 135.
Israel deliberately kills wounded people, Gaza health official says
Dr Muhammad Zaqout, the director general of hospitals in Gaza, tells Al Jazeera:
- Israel’s systematic measures against hospitals make it impossible to continue providing medical care to the wounded and sick and put major hospitals out of service.
- Israel deliberately kills wounded people by preventing them from reaching hospitals and directly targets patients, the wounded and medical staff inside hospitals.
- Israeli forces fired directly at the intensive care unit at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, and the facility cannot provide necessary services any more.
- Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza’s Jabalia has also been shelled, putting the lives of patients, the wounded and medical staff in direct danger.
- European Gaza Hospital in southern Gaza was bombed with 14 rockets, destroying its infrastructure and oxygen lines and complicating the hospital’s chances of reopening.
Four babies among the dead in relentless Israeli attacks
The Israeli air strikes in Gaza are still escalating as drones and fighter jets hover in the sky. There has been a series of Israeli attacks in different parts of the Gaza Strip. These include the northern part, Gaza City and the central area as well as Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
At least 135 people have been killed in recent hours as the Israeli army continues targeting residential homes or camps hosting Palestinians seeking refuge.
Dozens of Palestinians have been wounded, and doctors say they’re facing numerous challenges in treating injuries because of a lack of medical supplies. The Civil Defence agency says many Palestinians are trapped under the rubble. In the last couple of hours, at least four infants have been killed.
