Saturday, February 22, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
General
‣ In the past 48 hours, brought to hospitals:
◦ 10 killed persons (7 of them bodies rescued from the rubble);
◦ 4 wounded persons.
‣ Since October 7, 2023:
◦ 48,329 persons killed;
◦ 111,753 persons wounded.
‣ Article in +972 website (“Local Call”) about Babies under the age of one year killed in Gaza Strip.
‣ In the seventh phase of the ceasefire and captive exchange agreement, Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Vanqart, Tal Shoham, Hisham al Sayad, Avra Mengistu were released;
‣ During their release ceremonies, from inside a vehicle two other hostages were watching who were not released – Evyatar David and Hai Gilboa Dalal;
‣ In the exchange, 602 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were expected to be released, among the 50 sentenced to life imprisonment, and 445 Gazans who were defined as “uninvolved in warfare”, including 24 women and minors. However, Israel announced it would not release them until Hamas cease its humiliating ceremonies upon its release.
‣ Stun grenades at Abasan Al Kabira;
‣ Machine-gun fire at Beit Lahia;
‣ Shots fired at Israeli force south of Rafah.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
