Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, together with journalist and rescue service official | EUROtoday

At least 20 Palestinians – together with a journalist and a senior rescue service official – had been killed in Israeli army strikes throughout the Gaza Strip on Sunday, native well being authorities have stated.

Medics stated the fatalities resulted from separate Israeli strikes in Khan Younis within the south, Jabalia within the north, and Nuseirat within the central Gaza Strip.

In Jabalia, native journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda and a number of other relations had been killed in an airstrike that hit his home earlier on Sunday, medics stated.

Another airstrike in Nuseirat killed Ashraf Abu Nar, a senior official within the territory’s civil emergency service, and his spouse of their home, medics added.

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There was no instant remark by the Israeli army.

The Hamas-run Gaza authorities media workplace stated that Abu Warda’s demise raised the variety of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 220.

The armed wing of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad stated in separate statements on Sunday that fighters carried out a number of ambushes and assaults utilizing bombs and anti-tank rockets towards Israeli forces working in a number of areas throughout Gaza.

On Friday the Israeli army stated it had carried out extra strikes in Gaza in a single day, hitting 75 targets together with weapons storage amenities and rocket launchers.

Israel launched an air and floor conflict in Gaza after Hamas militants’ cross-border assault on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 individuals by Israeli tallies with 251 hostages kidnapped into Gaza.

The battle has killed greater than 53,900 Palestinians, in keeping with Gaza well being authorities, and devastated the coastal strip.

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Aid teams say indicators of extreme malnutrition are widespread.

On Friday, Israeli airstrikes killed a minimum of six Palestinians guarding help vehicles towards looters, Hamas officers stated on Friday, as the top of the United Nations warned that solely a “teaspoon” of help was getting in following Israel’s 11-week-long blockade.

The Israeli army stated 107 vehicles carrying flour and different foodstuffs in addition to medical provides entered the Gaza Strip from the Kerem Shalom crossing level on Thursday, for a complete of 305 since Monday when the blockade was relaxed.

But getting the provides to individuals sheltering in tents and different makeshift lodging has been fitful and U.N. officers say a minimum of 500 to 600 vehicles of help are wanted every single day.

So far, an umbrella community of Palestinian help teams stated, 119 help vehicles have gotten previous the Kerem Shalom crossing level and into Gaza since Israel eased its blockade on Monday within the face of a world outcry.

Despite the relief of the blockade, distribution has been hampered by looting by teams of males, a few of them armed, close to town of Khan Younis, an umbrella community representing Palestinian help teams stated.

“They stole food meant for children and families suffering from severe hunger,” the community stated in an announcement, which additionally condemned Israeli airstrikes on safety groups defending the vehicles.

The U.N. World Food Programme stated 15 vehicles carrying flour to WFP-supported bakeries had been looted, which it stated mirrored the dire circumstances going through Gazans.

“Hunger, desperation and anxiety over whether more food aid is coming is contributing to rising insecurity,” it stated in an announcement.

A Hamas official stated six members of a safety crew tasked with guarding the shipments had been killed.