The Daily File

So that we won't say we didn't know

Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – The Gaza Strip

General

Since noon, December 17th, until noon, December 18, 2024:

‣ 38 killed and 203 wounded persons brought to hospitals;

‣ Since October 7, 2023:

◦ 45,097 persons killed;

◦ 107,244 persons wounded.

Shrapnel removed from the body of a little girl in Gaza City

Further reading

‣ Yaniv Kobovitch’s item in Haaretz about the Israeli army’s conduct along Netzarim Road:

IDF Soldiers Expose Arbitrary Killings and Rampant Lawlessness in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor"

Abdallah Al-Najjar, six months old, Jabalia

Northern Strip

1. Jabalia refugee camp and town:

‣ Booby-trapped robot exploded near Al Awda Hospital;

‣ 4 explosive barrels exploded among 3 family homes and another 2 barrels in a 4-family compound. Killed and wounded persons;

‣ Aerial bombing at Jabalia Al Balad, 10 persons killed.

2. Beit Lahia:

‣ Today again, Kamal Adwan Hospital and surroundings are targeted by massive attack of machine-gun, artillery and drone fire and unceasing use of explosive barrels;

‣ 9 houses bombed near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Killed and wounded persons, drone fire at medical teams while caring for the wounded. One paramedic killed;

‣ Aerial bombing.

3. Beit Hanoun – aerial bombing.

4. Gaza City:

‣ Night bombing at Al Sahba, wounded persons;

‣ Night drone fire at Al Zeitoun;

‣ Artillery fire at Al Sabra;

‣ Artillery and machine-gun fire at Al Zeitoun;

‣ Aerial bombing of Sheikh Radwan;

‣ Aerial bombing of Al Zeitoun;

‣ Bombing of Al Daraj. 6 persons killed.

Central Strip

1. Nuseirat refugee camp:

‣ Artillery fire north of the camp. 2 persons killed;

‣ Machine-gun fire from the west.

2. Al Bureij refugee camp – aerial bombing.

3. Deir al-Balah – aerial bombing. 2 persons killed.

Southern Strip

1. Khan Yunis:

‣ Bombing of Khuza'a (east), 2 women and a child killed;

‣ Aerial bombing of Al-Qarara (north-east), 2 persons killed.

2. Rafah – bombing in western part of town, 2 persons killed.


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