Israeli bombs bring more death in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah and Rafah
Despite US secretary of state calling for 'restraint', Israel ratchets up its onslaught against war-ravaged Gaza.
By Linah Alsaafin
Published 2024-01-09 17:00 Updated 2024-02-27 22:51 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera
- Israeli bombing near Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, kills at least eight people, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. Gaza’s Government Media Office says 40 have been killed and wounded.
- Another Israeli strike in Rafah kills at least five, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports. Latest attacks comes as Israel has intensified bombing and ground incursions in central and southern Gaza, with at least 147 people killed in the past day.
- Israeli bombing near Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, kills at least eight people, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. Gaza’s Government Media Office says 40 have been killed and wounded.
- Another Israeli strike in Rafah kills at least five, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports. Latest attacks comes as Israel has intensified bombing and ground incursions in central and southern Gaza, with at least 147 people killed in the past day.
- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces launch a series of raids and are targeted with explosive devices and gunfire by Palestinian fighters.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah with protests outside.
- At least 23,357 people have been killed and more than 59,410 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attack stands at 1,139.
