On Friday, Day 322 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells struck various parts of the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians.
The army fired shells near the Salahuddin area, east of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding several others.
|Earlier Article: Day 322: Ongoing Bombing Kills, Injures, Dozens In Gaza|
One Palestinian was killed when an Israeli military drone fired a missile at the Al-Musaddar village, while one Palestinian was injured in the Abu Moala area, west of Nusseirat, in central Gaza.
The army also fired artillery shells at the Al-Mufti area, north of the Nusseirat refugee camp, killing at least one Palestinian, and wounding many.
Also, the Israeli army began an extensive offensive in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, and ordered all Palestinians to leave the area.
Three Palestinians were killed, and many were injured when the army bombarded Ezbet Abed-Rabbu area, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza.
Another Palestinian was killed, and several others were injured when the army bombarded the Salateen area, west of Beit Lahia, and was moved to Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia refugee camp.
At least three Palestinians were killed, and many were injured when the army bombarded the Qizan Abu Rashwan area, in the southern part of Khan Younis, while another Palestinian was killed and several residents were injured when the army bombarded a home for the Jadallah family in the Al-Hawouz area in Khan Younis refugee camp.
In addition, many Palestinians were killed and injured by Israeli missiles near the Qdeih graveyard in Abasan Al-Kabira town, east of Khan Younis.
In Rafah, in Gaza’s southmost part, two Palestinians were killed, and many were injured in Israeli shelling of the city before they were moved to Nasser Medical Center.
Moments after Tareq Abu Hadrous’s home was bombed by the israelis, he realised only him & his daughter had survived — 16 of his family were killed pic.twitter.com/KAYRyAH4ga
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) August 23, 2024
The army also wired and detonated many homes near the Al-Awda Mosque in the center of the city.
The Israeli army said one soldier was killed and seven were injured in gun battles with Palestinian fighters in central Gaza, Israeli daily Haaretz has reported and added that on Thursday, the army announced the death of another soldier.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said its fighters destroyed four Israeli Merkava tanks with a Yassin shell and a Tandem explosive device in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah.
Al-Qassam added that, on Thursday, its fighters targeted with shells several soldiers who fortified themselves in Kamal Adwan School in Tal Al-Sultan, west of Rafah, before exchanging fire with them.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad said it fired shells at the Zikim Israeli military base, north of Gaza.
According to the army, 696 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, 2023, among them 332 who were killed in Gaza since the army began the ground offensive on October 27.
According to data provided by the Israeli army, 696 soldiers have been killed since October 7, including 332 since the IDF began its ground operations in Gaza on October 27.
In addition, the United Nations has warned that Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip face a serious increase in acute malnutrition, adding that the level witnessed a %300 increase between May and July in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations Office Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that “In July, the number of children diagnosed with acute malnutrition in northern Gaza was four times higher than in May, whereas in the south it more than doubled. Only one percent of children in northern Gaza and six percent in the south were able to receive the recommended dietary diversity.”
OCHA added (Full Report): “The amount of humanitarian food assistance that entered southern Gaza in July was one of the lowest since October 2023, when a full siege was imposed. In July, the number of children diagnosed with acute malnutrition in northern Gaza was four times higher than in May, whereas in the south it more than doubled. Only one percent of children in northern Gaza and six percent in the south were able to receive the recommended dietary diversity.”
Medical sources said the army killed at least 25 Palestinians and injured dozens in various parts of the Gaza Strip, Friday, in addition to many who remain under the rubble.
Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has affirmed the court’s authority to investigate Israeli nationals and requested that the judges promptly decide on the issuance of two arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
In documents submitted to the court on Friday, Khan urged the judges to expedite their consideration of the arrest warrants for Israeli officials, emphasizing that any unwarranted delay in these proceedings would adversely affect the rights of victims.
Khan highlighted the court’s jurisdiction over Israeli citizens who perpetrate atrocities in the Palestinian territories and called upon the judges to dismiss legal challenges posed by various governments and entities.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the latest Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/7Me7lf8XF1
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The court filings stated, “It is legally established that the Court has jurisdiction in this situation,” countering legal arguments that reference the Oslo Accords and Israel’s claims of conducting its own investigations into alleged war crimes.
On May 20 (BBC Report), Khan revealed that the court was pursuing arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Galant, and Hamas, on charges of war crimes, from at least October 7, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the “ICC’s actions,” calling the application “absurd and false” and rejected the comparison between Israel and Hamas, describing it as a “distortion of reality”.
Medical sources said the army killed at least 25 Palestinians and injured dozens in various parts of the Gaza Strip, Friday, in addition to many who remain under the rubble.
Israel has now killed at least 40.265 and injured more than 93.144, mostly children, women, and elderly, in addition to the thousands of missing Palestinians, mostly under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings, on destroyed streets and in bombarded alleys across the Gaza Strip, since October 7, 2023.
It is worth mentioning that Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said that in the period between October 7. 2023 and August 21, 2024, Israel killed 48.380 Palestinians, (43.592 civilians) including 16.008 children, and 10.351 women, 522 healthcare professionals, 301 civil defense workers, and 171 journalists, and injured 92.320.
