On Friday, Day 350 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in various parts of the devastated, besieged, and starved coastal enclave.
Update: Media sources said one citizen was killed following an Israeli airstrike on Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, and another was killed after the occupation forces targeted several citizens on Al-Sha’af Street, east of Gaza City.
The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza reported that one person was killed in an Israeli airstrike, east of Gaza City in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
One Palestinian was killed in Israeli airstrike on Al-Sha’af Street, east of Gaza City
Several Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle on Al-Banat Street in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army fired artillery shells targeting the northern areas of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip’s southmost area.
Early Friday morning, several citizens were killed and others injured following an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City.
Medical sources reported that at least six citizens were killed and several others injured, including children, in the airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the Abu Al-Hatel and Ziyara families near the Municipal Park in Gaza City.
Several Palestinians were also injured when the army fired a missile at a home in the Nasr neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.
Furthermore, seven Palestinians were killed and many were injured when the army fired a missile at a home in the Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City.
Additionally, two Palestinians, including a child, were killed and three were injured when the army fired shells near the Salahuddin Kindergarten in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Israeli soldiers also wired and detonated several residential buildings southeast of Gaza City, in addition to bombing a home and wounding many Palestinians.
In Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, the army fired a missile at a home, killing one Palestinian and wounding several residents.
The soldiers also killed eight Palestinians and injured several others in another home they bombarded in the refugee camp.
Also, the army fired a missile at a home in the Tall An-Noweiri area, west of the Nusseirat refugee camp, killing eight Palestinians, and wounding at least four.
The army fired a missile at a car in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, killing and wounding several Palestinians.
Several Palestinians were also injured in an Israeli bombing of the Elia residential tower in Nusseirat refugee camp.
Paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that several injuries were transported to Al-Mamdani Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli drone strike targeted a group of citizens on Kashko Street in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
The Palestinian Civil Defense reported that many Palestinians were killed, and their bodies severely mutilated, in addition to several others who were injured when the army fired a missile at a home belonging to the Sheikh family in the Daraj neighborhood in central Gaza City.
In northern Gaza, at least one Palestinian was killed and many were injured by an Israeli missile fired at a home in Beit Lahia.
Many Palestinians were killed, including some whose corpses have been severely mutilated, and injured when the army fired a missile at a home for the Azzam family in Jabalia town, in northern Gaza.
An Eyewitnesses from the Azzam family told Al-Jazeera (Video) that, as the mother, Khadija Ahmad Azzam, was baking bread on a woodfire, and trying to prepare some food, the army bombarded the home, killing her, the father, Azmi Ahmad Azzam, Nadia Mohammad Azzam, and three grandchildren, in addition to many Palestinian who came to the property to bake bread and cook some food.
بينهم 3 أطفال.. استشهاد 6 أفراد من عائلة عزام في قصف إسرائيلي لمنزل العائلة في جباليا البلد شمالي قطاع #غزة
pic.twitter.com/ylZhUZ563b— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) September 20, 2024
So far, the Palestinians found the severely mutilated corpses of six Palestinians, including three children, from the same family, while some of the wounded lost limbs. The search continues under the rubble for potential survivors and slain residents.
On the political level, a recent report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is improbable before President Joe Biden’s term concludes in January.
The child Wahid Al-Ghalban has lost his eye, foot, and hand due to the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. His struggle is a tragic reminder of the toll of war on innocent lives. pic.twitter.com/lPYK1wIDX0
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 20, 2024
U.S. officials have pointed to considerable challenges, such as Israel’s insistence on a buffer zone between Gaza and Egypt, as well as the details surrounding the exchange of Israeli captives for Palestinian detainees.
Ongoing talks, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, have yet to yield a conclusive outcome due to the intricate nature of the situation.
While the U.S. administration is actively pursuing a resolution, there is a prevailing sense of skepticism among officials.
Furthermore, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has postponed a planned visit to Tel Aviv due to escalating confrontations between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border, and what was described as significant American concerns about the potential for these confrontations to escalate into a full-scale war.
In related news, a report by Israeli Walla News, citing Israeli officials, stated that Austin had postponed the visit, which was initially scheduled for early next week.
However, the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) stated on Thursday evening, “We have not announced any visit by the Defense Secretary to Israel, and we have no comment on reports of its postponement.”
The Walla report also noted that Washington has recently been sending messages to both Israel and Hezbollah, “publicly and privately,” emphasizing the need to de-escalate the situation.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that a ceasefire in Gaza is possible and necessary. This statement underscores the ongoing efforts and hopes for resolving the conflict, despite the significant challenges and complexities involved.
Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations at UNICEF, Ted Chaibanm, has called for an immediate ceasefire to protect children in Gaza and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
In a press statement on Thursday night, Chaiban confirmed that more than 14,000 children have been killed in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, emphasizing the importance of a political solution that ensures children’s rights.
He explained that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening, with the number of displaced people rising to 1.9 million. Meanwhile, the number of aid trucks entering Gaza has decreased from 100 trucks per day in August to just 15 trucks in September, exacerbating the suffering of the citizens.
In a press statement on Thursday night, Chaiban confirmed that more than 14,000 children have been killed in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, emphasizing the importance of a political solution that ensures children’s rights.
He explained that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening, with the number of displaced people rising to 1.9 million. Meanwhile, the number of aid trucks entering Gaza has decreased from 100 trucks per day in August to just 15 trucks in September, exacerbating the suffering of the citizens.
Israel has now killed at least 41,272 people, including 16,673 children, 11,269 women, 888 medical staff, 203 UNRWA workers, and 172 journalists, and injured more than 95,551, the majority of whom are children, women, and elderly, since the beginning of the aggression on the coastal enclave on October 7, 2023.
The British Lancet Medical Journal and other experts estimate the death toll in Gaza is much higher and could be above 200,000 when counting both direct and indirect deaths related to the Israeli war on Gaza.
