At least 33 killed in attack on refugee camp in Gaza – DW – 10/19/2024

According to local media, at least 33 people were killed and about 70 injured in an Israeli attack on the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza this Saturday (10/19/2024).

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said that sources at al-Awda hospital revealed that about 20 of the civilians killed were children and women.

For its part, the Palestinian news agency Sanad released a video showing several bodies wrapped in blankets, indicating that 30 people were killed in an Israeli bombardment against a house in the Jabaliya camp.

Al Manar television channel said 33 people were killed in the bombing and that the number could reach around 50, with many residents trapped under debris.

According to the Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour, the Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip indicated that 33 people died on the spot and the number of injured could rise to 70.

Israel reports attack from Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces reported that 20 rockets fired from Lebanon were detected on Friday night, some of which were intercepted and others fell in unpopulated areas, causing no damage.

Israel has so far not claimed responsibility for armed action against the Jabaliya refugee camp, which was attacked by Israeli forces a year ago on November 1, 2023.

The Gaza Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, the Islamist group considered terrorist by the European Union, Israel and the United States, said on Friday that Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip had killed 62 Palestinians and wounded more than 300 the previous day.

The total number of deaths in Gaza has reached 42,500 and the number of injured has reached 99,546, the majority of whom are women and children since the Israeli offensive into the enclave began more than a year ago.

In turn, the Israeli army’s chief of staff, Herzl Halevi, assured on Friday that his troops had killed about 1,500 members of the Shiite Hezbollah militia as Israel stepped up its attacks against Lebanon.

In Lebanon, since October 7, 2023, about 2,300 people have been killed and more than a million have been forced to flee their homes, especially in the south of the country, due to the intensity of Israeli bombardment.

GS (EFE, AFP, Reuters)