Among the dead are 5 journalists who were in a vehicle transporting them near Al-Awda hospital in central Gaza
New attacks by Israel in the Gaza Strip this Thursday (Dec 26, 2024) left at least 10 people dead, including 5 journalists, according to health authorities in the Palestinian enclave. Doctors warned that the number of fatalities could increase, as many people remain trapped under the rubble.
An Israeli airstrike on a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City left 5 dead and 20 injured. In another incident, 5 journalists were killed when a vehicle carrying them was hit near Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat, central Gaza.
According to the news agency Reutersthe journalists who died in the attack this Thursday (26th December) worked for the television channel Al-Quds Al-Youm. Palestinian media said the vehicle was marked as a press van that was used by journalists to report from the Nuseirat camp and inside the hospital. The Israeli army declared that the vehicle carrying the journalists was attacked by “targeted way”, adding that members of the militant group Islamic Jihad were inside the transport.
“During the night, under the direction of IDF intelligence [Forças de Defesa de Israel]and IAF [sigla para Força Aérea Israelense] conducted a precision attack on a vehicle with an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell in the Nuseirat area. Prior to the attack, numerous measures were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precision munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence. The IDF will continue to operate against Hamas in defense of the citizens of Israel.”says the IDF statement released this Thursday (Dec 26).
Last Wednesday (Dec 25) Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement. “The occupation established new conditions related to withdrawal, ceasefire, prisoners and return of displaced people, which delayed reaching the agreement that was available”Hamas said. The Prime Minister of Israel, (Likud, right), responded with a statement that “the terrorist organization Hamas continues to lie, is reneging on understandings that have already been reached and continues to create difficulties in negotiations”.
The Gaza Ministry of Health stated on Wednesday (Dec 25) that more than 45,361 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
