Sunday, October 20, 2024 – The Gaza Strip

From noon, October 19th until noon October 20,2024:

‣ 94 killed and 158 wounded persons brought to hospitals This does not reflect the actual number of killed persons since many bodies cannot be rescued/evacuated in the Northern Strip;

‣ Since October 7, 2023:

◦ 42,603 persons killed;

◦ 99.795 persons wounded.

‣ Israeli brigade commander killed, 3 others wounded, one of them badly, in an explosion of a charge in the Northern Strip (Jabalia);

◦ The killed person is Lieutenant General Ahsan Daqsa, 41-years-old from Daliyat al-Karmil.

Displaced, again

1. Jabalia refugee camp, Al Balad and Al Nazla:

‣ Helicopter fire. Machin-gun fire;

‣ Houses exploded west of the camp. House bombed;

‣ House bombed in Jabalia Al Nazla, 5 persons killed;

‣ Artillery fire at Al Falouja;

‣ Abu Hussein School bombed.

2. Beit Lahia:

‣ Kamal Adwan Hospital (the only hospital with children and neo-natal wards) as well as immediate surroundings heavily bombed and fired at. During the night, water and electricity grids hit;

‣ Tank fire from the west;

‣ Helicopter fire from the west;

‣ Shelling from the sea;

‣ Artillery fire, child killed;

‣ Helicopter fire at Halifa School, unclear number of persons killed;

‣ Fire set at displaced persons centers near the Indonesian Hospital.

2. Gaza City:

‣ Al Tuffah (south) – machine-gun fire. House bombed, 11 persons wounded;

‣ West – house bombed;

‣ Tel El Hawa (south-west) – heavy bombing;

‣ Sheikh Radwan (north-west) – bombing, wounded persons.

1. Deir al-Balah:

‣ Helicopter fire;

‣ Bombing from the west;

‣ Displaced persons tents bombed;

‣ House bombed in the west, 6 persons killed.

2. Al Zawaida – drone fire, persons wounded.

3. Al Bureij refugee camp – bombing.

1. Rafah:

‣ Bombing from the west;

‣ Bombing in the east (Al Jneina);

‣ Drone bombing from the north, 2 persons killed;

‣ Bombing in the center.