A man injured during an Israeli bombardment in Beit Lahia, located in the northern Gaza Strip, was placed on a cart on November 4, 2024. — AFP
Israeli strikes throughout the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of at least 30 Palestinians since Monday night, according to Palestinian media and medics. This comes as the Israeli army intensified its siege on the northern areas of the enclave. An air strike damaged two houses in Beit Lahiya, a town in northern Gaza, where new operations have been conducted by the army since October 5. This strike killed at least 20 people late on Monday, as reported by the Palestinian official news agency Wafa and Hamas media. The Gaza health ministry did not immediately confirm the death toll. Additionally, four other people were killed in the central Gazan town of Al Zawayda around midnight on Monday, according to medics.
Palestinian health officials also reported that six people were killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City and Deir Al Balah in the central area of the narrow enclave. The Israeli military stated, without providing details, that its forces had "eliminated terrorists" in the central Gaza Strip and Jabalia area. Israeli troops had also discovered weapons and explosives over the past day in the southern Rafah area, where "terrorist infrastructure sites" had been neutralized, according to the military.
Palestinians claim that the recent attacks and Israeli orders for evacuation are intended to empty two northern Gaza towns and a refugee camp to establish buffer zones. Israel asserts that its forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian gunmen and dismantled military infrastructure in Jabalia over the past month. The authorities in Gaza report that more than 43,300 Palestinians have been killed in over a year of war in Gaza, with much of the territory reduced to ruins. The conflict began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the capture of 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
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