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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Hamas-run health ministry: 42 Palestinians killed over past day, as IDF advances in north Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli strikes across Gaza killed 42 people today as the IDF moved forward with its operations against Hamas insurgents in north Gaza, medics say.
The Gaza health ministry and the World Health Organization says they would be unable to start a polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza as planned because of the intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access.
Israeli forces began the operation in the north about three weeks ago with the declared aim of preventing Hamas fighters from regrouping. The operation has intensified since the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar a week ago.
The Israeli military announced last Friday it had sent another army unit to Jabaliya on the northern edge of Gaza. Residents say the troops have besieged shelters, forcing displaced people to leave while rounding up many of the men. The health ministry says at least 650 people had been killed since the new offensive began. Those numbers have not been verified and do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
Of at least 42 people reported killed by Israeli military strikes across the enclave on Wednesday, 37 deaths were in northern Gaza, Hamas-run health authorities say.
Hours earlier, the Gaza Civil Emergency Service said three of its rescuers were wounded in northern Gaza in what it said was a “targeted strike,” that aimed to force them out of Jabalia, hours after the Israeli army ordered some of their staff to leave the camp.
The IDF did not comment on the strike but has long stressed that it does not target civilians.
The Times of Israel Community.