Israel conducts air raids in Rafah, Khan Younis
Israel’s military has carried out several air raids in parts of southern Gaza’s Rafah and Khan Younis, report our colleagues on the ground. The attacks follow an earlier air raid on eastern Gaza City.
Woman, child wounded in Israeli attack near Khan Younis
An Israeli drone attack in Bani Suheila, near southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, has wounded a woman and her child, according to a Nasser Hospital report cited by our colleagues on the ground.
Palestinians return to wreckage in Gaza City
Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, on November 19
Floods, rain affect at least 17,000 families in Gaza, says UNICEF
The situation for families and children in Gaza remains “catastrophic” amid heavy flooding and severe rains, the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) has said. In the last few days, Gaza’s first winter storm has directly affected an estimated 17,000 families, UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires told journalists in Geneva.
“We are seeing heartbreaking stories of desperate families feeling completely lost and exhausted after their tents got flooded,” Pires said. “Most of them have been displaced multiple times and lost everything in the past two years.
“When children are sleeping in flooded tents without warm clothing, or dry bedding – many lacking the required nutrition with very low immunity and already traumatised by conflict – winter becomes extremely dangerous,” Pires added, naming risks such as hypothermia, respiratory infections and death.
Israeli army attack kills one person near Khan Younis
An Israeli army attack has killed a Palestinian in southern Gaza, according to a Nasser Hospital report cited by our colleagues on the ground. The attack took place in the Qizan an-Najjar neighbourhood in southern Khan Younis.
It is the second report of an Israeli attack causing casualties in Gaza today, following an earlier drone strike that wounded a woman and child in Bani Suheila.
Seven deaths recorded in Gaza in last 48 hours
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has released the latest figures on deaths and injuries in the besieged enclave:
- Seven deaths – including two recovered bodies – have been reported in the past 48 hours, while 33 people were hospitalised for injuries.
- Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel has carried out 393 attacks in violation of the ceasefire that came into effect on October 10.
- Since the ceasefire took effect in mid-October, 280 people have been killed and 672 people wounded by Israeli attacks.
- At least 69,513 people have been killed and 170,745 wounded by Israel since since October 7, 2023.
The ministry noted that ambulance and civil crews have been unable to reach a “number of victims” buried under rubble and on roadways.
