On Monday, Day 409 of the ongoing geocide, Israeli missiles killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including many children and women, across the devastated and starved Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army fired a missile at a home near Al-Jala’ Street, west of Gaza City, killing at least seven Palestinians and wounding many others, mostly children and women.
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the army targeted a tent housing displaced families in the Al-Attar area of Mawasi Khan Younis, killing four Palestinians, including two children, and injuring several others. The bombarded tent was in a designated “safe humanitarian zone” that has frequently been bombed by Israeli forces.
Additionally, Al-Jazeera reported that the army fired a missile at a Palestinian home near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, killing seventeen Palestinians and wounding dozens. Medical sources reported significant challenges in reaching the bombarded sites due to massive destruction and a lack of ambulances.
In related news, Egypt strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, including a recent strike on a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Al-Shati refugee camp, which resulted in numerous casualties.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that targeting UNRWA facilities in occupied Palestinian territories constitutes a blatant violation of international law and an affront to the international community, criticizing the global community for failing to uphold basic human values due to evident double standards.
This exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows the extent of destruction in Jabalia, northern Gaza, from Israeli strikes. pic.twitter.com/pCFJwy6l1E
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 18, 2024
Egypt also denounced recent Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, cautioning against further violations of Lebanese sovereignty that exacerbate regional tensions.
The ministry stressed the urgent need for international accountability mechanisms and called on influential international actors to adopt a firm stance against Israeli aggression and its reprehensible actions. Egypt highlighted the importance of Israel adhering to international law and international humanitarian law, urging an end to the unjust and unwarranted war on Gaza and Lebanon.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that its fighters shot three Israeli soldiers in the Al-Juwani area of Beit Lahia. Israeli Channel 14 stated that the Israeli Airforce conducted ten airstrikes on Beit Lahia, using tons of explosives, following the killing of two soldiers by a Palestinian fighter. It was reported that a Palestinian fighter emerged from a tunnel and killed the two soldiers at close range.
🚨Doctors in #Gaza have been working non-stop for 13 months, losing their families, yet they have no choice but to keep going.
Dr. Hani Badran’s entire family was killed by Israel, and he is consoled by Dr. Hussam Abusafia, who lost his son just days ago. pic.twitter.com/Ecu9tRHg7u
— Nour Naim| نُور (@NourNaim88) November 18, 2024
On Sunday evening, the Israeli army confirmed that two soldiers were killed in gun battles with Palestinian fighters in northern Gaza. According to official Israeli figures, 798 soldiers have been killed and 5,365 injured since October 7, 2023.
Medical sources reported that the army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 46 slain Palestinians, with 30 from northern Gaza moved to hospitals.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that the Israeli army committed four massacres of families in the Gaza Strip on Monday, resulting in hundreds of casualties, including 76 slain Palestinians and 158 wounded, among them children and women.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed at least 43,922 Palestinians, including more than 17,385 children and 11,891 women, and injured over 103,989 people, primarily children and women, across the Gaza Strip.
