2024-04-20 19:53:00
Gaza City: Nine people, including six children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza. Thus, the number of Palestinian citizens killed during the seven-month Israeli attack reached 34,049. Around 80,000 people were injured.
The attack took place on an apartment complex in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah. Authorities at Abu Yusuf Al Najjar Hospital in Rafah said six children, two women and a man were killed and the bodies were transferred to the hospital. Abdul Fattah Sobhi Radwan, his wife Najla Ahmed Barhum and their three children were killed, said Ahmed Barhum, a relative. Ahmed Barhoum said he lost his wife Rawan and five-year-old daughter Alaa in the Israeli attack.
The Gaza Health Ministry announced that the bodies of 37 people killed by Israel in the past 24 hours have been delivered to Gaza hospitals. According to the report, 68 people were injured.
At the same time, conflict also broke out in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army claimed to have killed four Palestinians, including three Hamas militants, in an attack on the Noor Shams refugee camp on Friday. However, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 15-year-old boy was among those killed by Israeli forces. They also accused the Israeli army of killing innocent people for no reason.
Israel says Hamas fighters are hiding in Rafah, near the Egyptian border. It is stated that the attack took place on them last day. There are also indications that Israel is considering launching a ground attack on Rafah, overcoming strong opposition from the international community, including the United States. It is reported that the Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes once morest Rafah following authorization to carry out the ground attack was delayed.
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