LIVE BLOG: Army Targets Khan Yunis School | Strikes on Rafah, Jabaliya - Day 437

Blog_Day437_SOCIAL — Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: Saed Abu Nabhan, via social media)

Israeli forces targeted the Ahmad Abdel Aziz School sheltering displaced people west of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.

Strikes were reported in several areas across Gaza, including Rafah and Jabaliya. According to reports, the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia is still under siege, with Israeli gunfire targeting anyone who moves in the courtyard.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 44,976 Palestinians have been killed, and 106,759 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

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Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Strike in Jenin in Protest against PA Operation

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank is witnessing a comprehensive commercial strike in protest against the continued operation of the Palestinian Authority security forces against the camp and the clashes it is waging with the resistance fighters in the city and its camp.

مدينة جنين تشهد إضرابا تجاريا شاملا احتجاجا على استمرار عملية أجهزة أمن السلطة ضد المخيم والاشتباكات مع المـــ…قاومين. pic.twitter.com/MA8zphSA2t

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) December 16, 2024

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Seven Massacres in 24 Hours

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY:

The occupation committed 7 massacres in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 52 martyrs and 203 wounded people arriving at hospitals within 24 hours.

45,028 Palestinians have been killed, and 106,962 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 45,028 Palestinians have been killed, and 106,962 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. pic.twitter.com/xbL6NWTZOV

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) December 16, 2024

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Renewed Clashes in Jenin

AL-JAZEERA: Renewed clashes were reported between Palestinian security forces and resistance fighters around the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: Renewed clashes were reported between Palestinian security forces and resistance fighters around the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/KJChOqXoqa

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) December 16, 2024

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Two Palestinians Shot by Israeli Snipers in Rafah

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two Palestinians were killed and others were injured by Israeli sniper fire near the Al-Mashrou’ area, east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Three Injured in Rafah

AL-JAZEERA: Three people were injured by Israeli occupation army bullets in the Al-Mashrou’ area, east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Three Killed in Nuseirat

AL-JAZEERA: Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli artillery shelling of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Netanyahu Arrives at Court for Third Trial Session

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the Tel Aviv Central Court to begin the third session of his testimony in his trial.

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Five Killed in Beit Lahia

AL-JAZEERA: Five Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli raid on a house in the Beit Lahia project in the northern Gaza Strip.

شـــ….هداء وجرحى بقصف الاحتلال فجر اليوم منزل يعود لعائلة المزيني بمشروع بيت لاهيا شمال قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/Ie4wqGqx1v

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) December 16, 2024

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

33% of Northern Settlers Do Not Want to Return

WALLA: 33% of residents evacuated from northern Israel do not want to return to their homes.

Mon, Dec 16, 1:10 PM (Palestine Time)

Lapid: No Reason to Conclude Swap Deal in Stages

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said there was no reason to conclude a deal in stages, stressing the need to return all detainees at once immediately, amid talk of discussing a deal that would include the release of Israeli prisoners in batches.