On Wednesday, the Israeli army continued the genocide of the Palestinians in various parts of the starved, besieged and devastated Gaza Strip, killing more than 100 and injuring many more across the coastal enclave. Wednesday’s Israeli attacks also killed two journalists, Noureddine Matar Abdo and Yahia Sbeih.
Israeli warplanes bombed a home in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday night, killing three Palestinians and injuring others.
The Israeli airstrike targeted the Rayan family home near Tel Al-Rabea’ School in Beit Lahia, resulting in three fatalities and multiple injuries.
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Also, two Palestinians were killed and others wounded when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced families, east of Sheikh Radwan in northern Gaza City.
Additionally, two more Palestinians were killed and many injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of Palestinians on the Sikka Street in Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Medical sources identified the victims as Fadi Azmi Abu Ajwa and Montaser Samir Abu Ajwa.
Furthermore, heavy gunfire by Israeli forces was reported north of Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, while an Israeli drone strike hit a home in the camp, injuring several civilians.
Meanwhile, Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat confirmed the arrival of the body of a fisherman, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces before being retrieved from the shore of the central governorate.
In southern Gaza, several civilians were injured when Israeli forces bombed a home in Abasan Al-Jadeeda, east of Khan Younis.
At least 32 Palestinians were killed and 86 others injured on Wednesday afternoon when Israeli warplanes bombed a restaurant and a busy marketplace in Al-Remal neighborhood, west of Gaza City.
Media sources said an Israel airstrike targeting a restaurant and a crowded market, resulting in the deaths of 32 Palestinians, including journalist Yahya Sbeih, and injuring 86 others.
The sources added that two missiles struck simultaneously, hitting a restaurant and a busy intersection filled with vendors and shoppers, just 20 meters apart.
Among those killed were Yahya Basel Naeem, Sari Jamal Naeem, journalist Yahya Sbeih, Rami Moeen Sbeih, Mohammed Zuhair Adnan, Moreed Mohammed Sheikh Eid, Ahmed Basheer Al-Gharabli, Khaled Yahya Rabah Nasser, Mohammed Jaber Abu Odah, Hamada Rasmi Baraka, Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Breem, Badr Khalil Hannouna, Youssef Al-Ghafri, Khader Fares Abdo, Sami Rabah Al-Skafi, Abdullah Jamil Al-Rai, Uday Mohammed Hassouna, Anas Zakaria Abu Hajar, Karam Ahmed Qneita, Hadi Nahid Qanoo, Kamal Salman Mreish, Al-Ameer Mustafa Kareem, Ahmed Omar Al-Amoudi, and Muammar Saadi Lolo.
Additionally, three civilians were injured in an Israeli artillery strike on Yafa Street, east of Gaza City.
Three Palestinians were killed, and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
Several other civilians sustained injuries following an Israeli airstrike on Hajar Street in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City
Additionally, two more Palestinians were killed, and eight others were injured when the army targeted a group of civilians in Al-Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip.
In Khan Younis, Israeli missiles killed at least three Palestinians, including a child, and injured 20 others in the eastern area of the city.
In northern Gaza, the army bombarded the Al-Karama School, housing displaced families, killing at least 13 Palestinians, and wounding dozens.
13 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza school
▪️Israeli attacks on the Karama school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 13 Palestinians today. Local journalist Nour Abdu was among the dead, local health authorities said. pic.twitter.com/q7QgUAZBNe
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In related news, the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate reported that the number of journalists killed since the start of Israel’s genocidal war has risen to 212, following the killing of Yahya Sbeih and Noureddine Abdo in Gaza on Wednesday.
In a statement, the syndicate condemned the deliberate targeting of journalists, describing it as an attempt to silence the Palestinian narrative through field executions, destruction of media institutions, and preventing the world from witnessing the reality on the ground in Gaza.
Injured himself, Mohammed Mahmoud bids farewell to his daughter Aya, murdered by the israelis in the attack on Abu Hameesa school pic.twitter.com/69fWtdVbHK
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The statement emphasized that while the world marks World Press Freedom Day, advocating for the protection of journalists and freedom of speech, Israeli forces continue their brutal crimes against Palestinian journalists, who are risking their lives to expose the truth and document the ongoing atrocities against civilians in Gaza.
The syndicate mourned the loss of Yahya Sbeih, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Thai Restaurant in western Gaza—just hours after the birth of his first child.
It also honored Noureddine Abdo, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Al-Karama School in Gaza’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood while carrying out his professional and humanitarian duty of reporting on the unfolding events.
The syndicate stressed that the systematic targeting of journalists constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, holding Israel fully responsible for these blatant violations.
It called on the international community, the UN Security Council, and the International Criminal Court to take immediate action, launch urgent investigations, hold perpetrators accountable, and end the culture of impunity that enables Israel to continue its crimes unchecked.
The statement concluded by urging journalists and media organizations worldwide to stand in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues, raise their voices against Israeli crimes, and support Palestinian media, which continues to report under relentless aggression with unwavering determination and an unyielding lens.
Medical sources have confirmed that the death toll in Gaza has risen to 92 since dawn, including 60 in Gaza City alone.
Since the beginning of this years, the Israeli army has killed at least 1,908 Palestinians, including, 527 children, 318 women, 111 elders, and 20 journalists, in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces continue their genocidal offensive on Gaza, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023, more than 52,653, including at least 15,626 children, 9,807 women, 3,855 elders, 237 journalists, and 23 medics, with 118,897 others wounded.
