Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Dec 17, 2024
- 2 min read
Since noon, December 16th until noon December 17, 2024:
‣ 31 killed and 79 wounded persons brought to hospitals;
‣ Since October 7, 2023:
◦ 45,059 persons killed;
◦ 107,401 persons wounded.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Kamal Adwan Hospital director
Northern Strip
1. Jabalia refugee camp and town:
‣ Bombing of Nazla Jabalia;
‣ Bombing of camp, 3 persons wounded, 2 of them children;
‣ Bombing of camp, killed and wounded persons;
‣ Houses set on fire in camp;
‣ Aerial bombing of camp.
2. Beit Lahia:
‣ Kamal Adwan Hospital – massive bombings by drones, placing explosive buckets, dropping smoke bombs, machine-gun fire and hit of intensive care unit. Fire broke out in 3rd floor. Wounded persons;
‣ House bombed, 15 persons injured inaccessible because drones fire at anyone coming near;
‣ House bombed, 4 persons killed. Inaccessible because of gunfire;
‣ House bombed near Kamal Adwan, 2 persons killed;
‣ Drone bombing, wounded persons;
‣ Family home bombed near Kamal Adwan, 8 persons killed, 7 wounded.
3. Gaza City:
‣ Al Daraj (venter) – night bombing of house, 10 persons killed, most burnt alive, including babies and children;
‣ Al Zeitoun bombed (south-east), 2 persons killed;
‣ Sheikh Radwan (north-west) – drone fire, wounded persons;
‣ Al Rimal bombed, 3 persons killed;
‣ 5 aerial bombings, houses exploded and artillery fire at Al Zeitoun;
‣ Drone fire at Sheikh Radwan;
‣ Artillery fire at Baptist Hospital in Gaza City center.
Central Strip
1. Nuseirat refugee camp:
‣ Drone bombing of western part of camp, a child killed, 33 wounded;
‣ Tanks invade from north of camp;
‣ Artillery fire from north-west of camp.
Famine
Southern Strip
1. Khan Yunis:
‣ Khuza'a (east)) – artillery fire and aerial bombing;
‣ Aerial bombing of Al Mawasi, one person killed, 5 wounded.
2. Rafah:
‣ Shelling from the sea of western part of town;
‣ Siege of Al Mawasi area (“Safe space”) and tank fire – wounded persons, sniper fire – one person killed, could not be rescued;
‣ Buildings exploded.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.
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