Friday, August 23, 2024 – The Gaza Strip
General
‣ The Palestinian Ministry of Health did not publicize data of the killed and wounded;
‣ 3 soldiers killed at an ambush in Al Zeitoun neighborhood, 12 others wounded, one badly wounded among them;
‣ An Israeli soldier killed in battles in the Central Strip;
‣ The Israeli army issued evacuation orders for the Northern Strip;
‣ 24 hours*.
Attacks against Israel
1. A rocket fall in an open area at Zikim, close to the army base.
2. Palestinians claim rockets fired at Ashdod and Ashkelon, but no launches or falls detected.
3. Alarm sirens in Sderot, Ibim, Nir Am, rocket fall in Sderot.
Line for food and water
Northern Strip
1. Beit Lahia:
‣ House bombedm, wounded persons;
‣ Group of people bombed, one person killed, others wounded.
2. Gaza City:
‣ Tel Al Hawa (south-west) - artillery fire;
‣ Al Zeitoun (south-east) - drone fire. Aerial bombing. Houses set on fire. Battles. Ambush in which 3 soldiers were killed, 12 wounded, 4 of them badly. Bombing close to a school. Bombing of apartment buildings;
‣ Al Sabra (south) - artillery fire several times during the day.
3. Jabalia Al Balad (the town) - house bombed, 3 persons killed.
Central Strip
1. Deir Al Balah:
‣ Artillery fire in the eastern part of town most hours of the day and night;
‣ Artillery fire south-east of the town.
2. Nuseirat refugee camp:
‣ Artillery fire from the north, 4 persons killed;
‣ Bombing from the west, 2 persons killed.
Southern Strip
1. Khan Yunis and surroundings:
‣ Bani Suheila - artillery from the north. Displaced persons tents bombed;
‣ Al Mawasi - shots fired at displaced persons tents, people wounded;
‣ City center - night bombing. Artillery fire. Scooter bombed, 2 persons killed. Artillery fire at Deir Al Salem Hospital;
‣ South-west - vehicle bombed, 4 persons killed;
‣ West - drone attack, one person killed, others wounded.
* Twelve noon of the previous day to twelve noon of the current day.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
