The Israeli bombardment of Gaza continued throughout the morning, afternoon and night on Friday April 18, with dozens of people killed and many more injured, while the refusal of Israel to allow the entry of humanitarian aid continued for the sixth straight week.
7:02 pm
A number of Palestinians were killed, including a paramedic, and others injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a group of citizens in the Al-Jurn area in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
Jamal Ahmed Omeira Al-Tarabin was also killed as a result of shelling that targeted the Qizan Rashwan area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Medical sources announced the death of citizen Musa Ibrahim Za’rab, who succumbed to his wounds sustained on Thursday following an Israeli bombardment of the Al-Shakoush area, northwest of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Paramedic Yasser Adel Qudaih and young man Suleiman Abu Daraz were also killed after the Israeli occupation targeted a group of citizens and bombed a house in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis. They were subsequently transferred to the European Hospital.
5:33 pm
Four Palestinians, including two children, were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes bombed the Saftawi area, north of Gaza City.
A Wafa news correspondent said that the Israeli occupation forces bombed the Saftawi area with missiles, killing four citizens from the Al-Saksik family, including two children, and wounding others.
In the same context, the Israeli occupation forces launched an airstrike on the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, while military vehicles opened fire on areas northeast of the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
4:26 pm
At least seven Palestinians were killed and dozens injured, including women, children and the elderly, most of them seriously, on Friday, when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bombed a house southeast of Gaza City.
A Wafa news correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation forces bombed the home of the Nassar family in the vicinity of Al-Sikka Street in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, resulting in the martyrdom of: Abdul Latif Nassar, Nayef Abdul Latif Nassar, Amani Abdul Latif Nassar, Rowan Abdul Latif Nassar, and Hala Abdul Latif Nassar.
Medical sources reported that 43 civilians were killed in several raids launched by Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip since dawn Friday.
2:31 pm
Ten Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a tent housing displaced people in the Zeitoun neighborhood and a barbershop tent in Khan Younis.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a tent housing displaced persons near the Badr Mosque in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, killing four civilians and wounding others.
The sources added that an Israeli drone bombed a barbershop in central Khan Yunis, killing six civilians.
Medical sources said that 34 citizens were killed in the occupation’s bombing of several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn on Friday.
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 51,065, and the number of injuries to 116,505, since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.
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10:54 am 12 Killed, Including Children, By Israeli Forces Before Dawn
Israeli forces continued their relentless bombardment of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing 12 before dawn.
Palestinian journalist and engineer Tamer Meqdad, along with his daughter and several family members, was killed last night in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in Tal al-Zaatar neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip.
Ten Palestinians were killed and others injured when the Israeli occupation forces bombed several houses in Bani Suhaila town, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported that 10 Palestinians were killed, including women and children, when the Baraka family home and another adjacent home were targeted in the town of Bani Suhaila.. The bodies arrived at the European Hospital.
The Israeli occupation forces also blew up residential buildings east of Gaza City.
A number of injuries were reported following an Israeli bombardment on Batn Al-Sameen neighborhood, south of Khan Younis, according to local sources.
Two citizens were killed and others injured on Friday morning when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced persons in the northern Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone directly targeted a tent housing displaced persons in the Al-Tawam area of Jabalia, killing two civilians and wounding others.
Six children from the Abu Al-Rous family were burned alive by an Israeli airstrike as they slept in a tent in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. After their bodies were pulled from the ashes, some Israeli citizens mocked the massacre online. One chilling post read: “There is charcoal at reasonable prices in Gaza.” This is not just violence, it is the dehumanization of children in death.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Doctor Abu Safiya, who has been held for two months by Israeli authorities, is reportedly being severely tortured in his prison cell.
