Israeli attacks on Gaza residential areas kill at least 29
Gazans mourn a two-year-old child killed at an Israeli strike in Gaza City, at Al-Ahli Arab hospital on 5 December 2024
Al Jazeera reports on 11 December 2024:
Israeli attacks on the north and centre of the besieged Gaza Strip have killed dozens of people, medical sources say.
The Israeli army in the early hours of Wednesday bombed a residential building in Beit Lahiya, near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, which has been under an even tighter siege for more than two months.
The attack killed at least 20 people, including women and children, but there were fears the death toll could rise. Local media reports said at least 30 displaced people were living in the multistorey home of the Abu Tarabish family before it was struck.
Footage seen by Al Jazeera showed people using their bare hands trying to remove large pieces of concrete from the ruins of the bombed structure. One child’s body was removed from the rubble.
“This residential building has been turned into ruin. The smoke is still rising,” said journalist Moath Kahlout, reporting from the site. “Due to a shortage of rescue teams, the neighbours are trying to pull the dead bodies from under the rubble.”