Saturday, August 17, 2024 – The Gaza Strip
General
‣ 69 persons killed;
‣ 136 persons wounded;
‣ Since October 7th, 2023:
◦ 40,074 persons killed (registered) in this war;
◦ 92,537 persons wounded (registered) in this war;
‣ 2 reserves soldiers killed as explosive charge exploded in Al Zeitoun, and 10 soldiers wounded;
‣ 24 hours*.
‣ The Israeli army issued more evacuation orders for inhabitants of Al Maghazi refugee camp, thus reducing the “safe” area to 11% of the Strip only, which is now supposed to shelter about 2 million people.
Attacks against Israel
1. Rockets fired at Re’im.
Northern Strip
1. Gaza City:
‣ Tel Al Hawa (south-west) - artillery fire several times during the day;
‣ Eastern part of town - artillery fire;
‣ Al Zeitoun - explosive charge activated against a military force, 2 soldiers killed;
‣ Al Sabra (south) - apartment bombed.
Central Strip
Al Zawaida. 15 members of the Ajlah family were killed here
1. Al Zawaida:
‣ Aerial bombing of family home, 15 persons killed - a man, three women and 9 children. Several children wounded as well.
2. Nuseirat refugee camp:
‣ Aerial bombing west of the camp, 6 persons killed, 4 children among them;
‣ Aerial bombing, one person killed and others wounded.
3. Deir Al Balah:
‣ Aerial bombing south-west of the town;
‣ Artillery fire east of the town;
‣ House bombed, 4 persons killed.
4. Al Bureij refugee camp - artillery fire.
Al Maghazi refugee camp. Displaced.
Southern Strip
1. Khan Yunis and surroundings:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They!
‣ Aerial bombing during the night;
‣ Bombing of a horse and a wagon, 2 dead;
‣ Hamad (north-west Khan Yunis) - drone fire at displaced persons tents at night, a 6-year-old child killed. Artillery fire. Aerial bombings. 2 persons killed. Machine-gun fire;
‣ Al Mawasi (west) - helicopter fire;
‣ Abasan Al Kabira (south-east) - body extracted from the rubble;
‣ Al Qarara (north-east) - aerial bombing.
2. Rafah:
‣ Explosion of residential buildings at Tel Al Sultan (west);
‣ Artillery fire west of the town.
* 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
