Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Dec 18, 2024
- 2 min read
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:
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, 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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