09/23/2024September 23, 2024
Ten killed in Gaza as heavy rain compounds tough conditions
At least 10 Palestinians, including four children, were killed by two Israeli strikes in the central on Monday, medics said, according to Reuters news agency.
One strike, in which five were said to have died, was reportedly on a school being used as a shelter by displaced Palestinians in Nuseirat.
The Israeli military said it had hit a command center of the militant group in a compound that had previously been used as a school. Hamas is designated as a terror organization by the US, Israel, and several other governments.
Later, an Israeli airstrike on a house in the city of Deir Al-Balah killed a woman and four children, Palestinian health officials said.
The Israeli army had yet to comment on the incident at the time of writing.
Hamas’ armed wing said on Monday its fighters managed to ambush a convoy of Israeli vehicles east of Rafah city and attack them with anti-tank rockets and explosive devices. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
The continuing violence comes as tent encampments in the Palestinian territory are being flooded out amid heavy downpours, exacerbating the already
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says at least 41,455 people have been killed 95,878 wounded in the almost 12-month war between Israel and the militant group.
The toll includes 24 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, whose figures are accepted as broadly accurate by the UN, among others.
Israel began its operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the militant group carried out brutal raids in southern Israel on October 7 last year in which more than 1,100 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed, and some 250 hostages were taken.
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