Current:Home > InvestDozens killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza amid continued West Bank violence-LoTradeCoin
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza amid continued West Bank violence
View Date:2024-12-23 21:13:40
At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday, as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors beneath the rubble, according to Palestinian and hospital officials.
Fadel Naem, director of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, told The Associated Press that more than three dozen bodies arrived at the hospital. The Palestinian Civil Defense, an emergency group active in Gaza, said its emergency workers were digging for survivors at the site of a strike in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City and that it had pulled several dozen bodies from a building hit by an Israeli strike in an eastern neighborhood of Gaza City.
Israel said Saturday that its fighter jets struck two Hamas military sites in the Gaza City area but did not elaborate further.
The deaths come a day after at least 25 people were killed in strikes on tent camps and 50 wounded near the southern city of Rafah. Israel said Saturday that it was continuing to operate in central and southern Gaza and has pushed ahead with its invasion of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from fighting elsewhere. Most have now fled the city, but the United Nations says no place in Gaza is safe and humanitarian conditions are dire as families shelter in tents and cramped apartments without adequate food, water or medical supplies.
A separate Israeli strike Saturday in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley killed a member of the military wing of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, or the Islamic Group, a Sunni Muslim faction closely allied with Hamas, according to the group. The member was the seventh killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since the war began.
The Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7. when Hamas militants who stormed southern Israel killed about 1,200 people and took some 250 others hostage. Israel has responded by bombarding and invading the enclave, killing more than 37, 400 Palestinians there according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count.
Also Saturday, Israel's army said an Israeli man was fatally shot in the northern West Bank town of Qalqilya, where Israeli forces fatally shot two militants Friday, the latest flare of violence in the territory since the Israel-Hamas war erupted.
At least 549 Palestinians in the territory have been killed by Israeli fire since the war began, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, which tracks the killings. Over the same period, Palestinians in the West Bank have killed at least nine Israelis, including five soldiers, according to U.N. data.
Israeli nationals are prohibited from entering Qalqilya and other areas of the West Bank that fall under the under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
In April, the death of a 14-year-old Israeli settler sparked a series of settler attacks on Palestinian towns in the territory. The army said a Palestinian was later arrested in connection with the killing.
On Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 12-year-old Palestinian boy died from his wounds after being shot by Israeli forces in Ramallah last week. Commenting on the shooting, the Israeli army said its forces raided al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah to arrest a suspect Friday and then opened fire on a group of Palestinians who were pelting them with stones.
Israel said Saturday that it was investigating a separate incident into conduct of its soldiers after a video surfaced online showing an injured Palestinian being transported on the hood of an Israeli armored car in the northern West Bank. The army said the man in the video was a wanted suspect and injured during an exchange of fire between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces near the city of Jenin. The man was being transported to a Red Crescent ambulance situated nearby, it said. The army said the conduct in the video didn't "conform to the values" of the army.
Anger across the country is growing at the government's handling of the war in Gaza and the hostage crisis.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv calling for new elections and for the government to bring the hostages home. Among the families were the parents of Naama Levy, an Israeli soldier who marked her 20th birthday in captivity.
- In:
- Palestine
- Hamas
- Israel
- Gaza Strip
- Middle East
- West Bank
veryGood! (17465)
Related
- Medical King recalls 222,000 adult bed assistance rails after one reported death
- Valerie Bertinelli is embracing her gray hair. Experts say accepting aging is a good thing.
- Gunman dead after multiple people shot at Perry High School in Iowa: Live updates
- House Speaker Mike Johnson urges Biden to use executive action at the southern border
- College football top five gets overhaul as Georgia, Miami both tumble in US LBM Coaches Poll
- Has Washington won a national championship in football? History of the Huskies explained.
- Don Read, who led Montana to first national college football title, dies at 90
- Convicted murderer Garry Artman interviewed on his deathbed as Michigan detectives investigate unsolved killings
- Brianna LaPaglia Reacts to Rumors Dave Portnoy Paid Her $10 Million for a Zach Bryan Tell-All
- A judge in Oregon refuses to dismiss a 2015 climate lawsuit filed by youth
Ranking
- Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
- Embattled Sacramento City Council member resigns following federal indictment
- Claiborne ‘Buddy’ McDonald, a respected Mississippi judge and prosecutor, dies at 75
- With 2024 being a UK election year, the opposition wants an early vote. PM Rishi Sunak is in no rush
- Here's Your First Look at The White Lotus Season 3 With Blackpink’s Lisa and More Stars
- Pittsburgh family dog eats $4,000 in cash
- Thousands attend the funeral of a top Hamas official killed in an apparent Israeli strike in Beirut
- This Valentine's Day, let Sweethearts 'Situationship Boxes' have the awkward conversations
Recommendation
-
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations
-
The US Tennis Association is reviewing its safeguarding policies and procedures
-
Israeli man indicted for impersonating a soldier and stealing weapons after joining fight against Hamas
-
California forces retailers to have 'gender-neutral' toy aisles. Why not let kids be kids?
-
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of 2 workers at Chicago’s Navy Pier
-
New dog breed recognized by American Kennel Club: What to know about the Lancashire Heeler
-
I want my tax return now! Get your 2024 refund faster with direct deposit, the IRS advises
-
Claiborne ‘Buddy’ McDonald, a respected Mississippi judge and prosecutor, dies at 75