The Israeli army last night bombed two different points in the “humanitarian zone” of Gazaone in Rebelskilling one person and injuring ten others, and another in the refugee tents adjacent to the Hospital of the Martyrs of Al Aqsa of Deir al Balahkilling four other Palestinians, according to the Civil Defense of the enclave.
A military statement regarding the attack in Deir al-Balah He said the area was being used as a center of operations for Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihadso the Army carried out a selective attack aimed at “eliminating an immediate threat.”
The armed forces stressed to EFE that the attack took place against an area “adjacent” to the hospital, and not against the center itself, although its surroundings serve as a refuge for some of the approximately two million displaced people who are crowded into the “humanitarian zone.”
The Palestinian News Agency He died The report alleges that women and children were among the victims of the attack, although it did not provide any further details on the matter.
In this regard, the armed forces denounced that Palestinian militias operate from civilian infrastructure, which “violates international law.”
Another attack on tents
The Army confirmed to EFE On Thursday morning another night attack targeted tents on the beaches of Rebelsnext to the southern city of Jan Yunis and also part of the “humanitarian zone”.
The armed forces designated a “humanitarian zone” that encompasses territories of Rebels y Jan Yunisin the south of Gazay Deir al-Balahin the center, although they have been reducing their perimeter over the months under the premise that the militants use it to attack the troops.
90% of Gaza’s population displaced
Ninety percent of Gaza’s population – more than two million people – have been displaced by the war, and the vast majority are crammed into the swarm of tents in the “humanitarian zone”, with poor humanitarian conditions marked by shortages of water and electricity.
Since the war began last October, 40,819 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip and another 94,291 were injured, according to the Ministry of Health of the enclave.
Five Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike in Tubas
In West Bankthe situation is just as complicated. Five Palestinians were killed when an Israeli drone attacked the vehicle they were in at the refugee camp in Farah in Tubasin the northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed.
Health identified the victims of the bombing as Ahmed Fawad Fayez Abu Dawas24 years old; Mohammed Awad Salem Abu Jumaof 30; Qusay Majdi Abdullah Abdul Razekof 26; Mohammed Nazmi Abu Zaghaof 23; and Mohammed Zakaria Mohammed Al Zubaidiof 21.
Mohammed Zakaria, leader of the Jenin brigade
The youngest of the deceased, Mohammed Zakariawas a leader of the brigade of Yenínwhich brings together militants from various Palestinian resistance movements, according to several local media reports.
Zakaria He was the son of Zakaria Zubeidia historic leader of the Palestinian resistance movement who gained prominence during the Second Intifada (2000-2005) and who was part of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of the armed wing of the secular formation Fatah.
Last night, Israeli armed forces also shot dead a minor in the refugee camp, making him the sixth victim of the night in Tubas.
10 dead in Tubas since Wednesday
Last black night in Tubas It is part of the operation that the Israeli Army launched on West Bank occupied last Wednesday, August 28, which has accumulated 39 Palestinian deaths, according to the count of EFE.
Only in Tubas 10 people have lost their lives since last Wednesday, although Israel’s attacks also left a trail of victims in towns such as tulkarem o Yenínin the north and known strongholds of Palestinian militant movements.
In the refugee camp of tulkaremThe army has been carrying out an incursion for days, demolishing houses and crushing vehicles with its bulldozers.
Spiral of violence in the occupied West Bank
West Bank occupied Palestine is experiencing its worst spiral of violence since the Second Intifada (2000-05), and so far in 2024 more than 330 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, most of them militants or attackers but also civilians, after closing 2023 as the deadliest year in two decades with more than 520 deaths.
The Israeli army intensified its already frequent raids in West Bank after the attack of Hamas on October 7, and since then, nearly 700 Palestinians have died in violent incidents with Israel – 150 of them minors, mainly with troops and a dozen of them at the hands of settlers.
Israel records August as month of highest intensity for Hezbollah rocket launches
On the other hand, August was the month in which the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah The US has fired the most rockets into Israeli territory since the two sides began a crossfire on October 8, with a total of 1,307, according to data from the internal intelligence agency, the Shin Bet.
He Shin Betin data collected by local media, said that the figure has been gradually increasing until reaching its highest peak in summer: in January there were 334 rockets, 534 in February, 746 in March, 744 in April, 1,000 in May, 855 in June and 1,091 in July. EFE
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