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Saturday, October 19, 2024 – The Gaza Strip

Writer's picture: Adi Ronen ArgovAdi Ronen Argov

From noon, October 18th until noon October 19, 2024:

‣ 19 killed and 91 wounded persons brought to hospitals (not including the killed persons from Jabalia on the night of October 18th);

‣ Since October 7, 2023:

◦ 42,519 persons killed;

◦ 99,637 persons wounded.

‣ 2 Israeli soldiers killed in battles at Jabalia:

◦ Elishai Yung, 19-years-old from Dimona;

◦ Ofir Berkowitz, 20-years-old from Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut.

‣ Another soldier badly wounded.


Mahasen al-Khateeb, 19 years-old, Graphic artist, killed in Jabalia refugee camp



Northern Strip

15 days of siege. 500 persons killed. 200,000 persons without food, drink, medication;

‣ The 2 hospitals at Beit Lahia (Kamal Adwan and the Indonesian Hospital) are under siege. Al Awda Hospital too is shelled. Rescue and medical teams cannot get to the wounded persons and the bodies lying in the streets. No communication, so reports are fragmented. No ability to follow up on numbers of persons killed;

‣ No entry of aid convoys.


1. Jabalia, refugee camp and town:

‣ Artillery fire at Al Falouja;

‣ House bombed in the camp, 5 persons killed, 15 wounded;

‣ Heavy artillery fire at camp;



‣ Artillery fire at Al Awda Hospital in Tel Al Za’atar;

‣ Artillery fire at Jabalia town, wounded persons;

‣ Houses bombed at Jabalia town, 5 persons killed;

‣ Abu Hussein School at camp bombed, fire broke out;

‣ Drones directed at ambulance on its rescue mission;

‣ Residential buildings bombed.



‣ Heavy artillery fire;

‣ Tanks surround Indonesian Hospital and shell upper stories. Disconnect electricity supply and destroy generator. Two intensive care patients died as a result. Mass arrests;



Kamal Adwan Hospital bombed (the only hospital with children and neo-natal wards in the area) as well as displaced persons encampments during funerals – 2 persons killed;

‣ Bombing of a block of houses containing 5 clans, at least 87 persons killed and 100 wounded, mostly children. Entire families erased.



3. Gaza City:

Al Shati refugee camp (west) – night bombing of Asmaa School sheltering displaced persons, 7 of them killed.


Central Strip


1. Al Maghazi – night bombing of a house, 11 persons killed, children and women among them.


 

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