An Israeli strike hit a residential building in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesperson said.
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- A residential building in Bureij refugee camp, Gaza, was hit by an Israeli strike, killing at least 15 people, with difficulties in rescue operations due to access and infrastructure issues.
- Dozens are feared trapped under rubble, with survivors describing the event like an earthquake.
- Gaza’s Civil Defense, hampered by fuel shortages, is operating on donated fuel for ambulances and equipment as Israel bans fuel transport into Gaza.
- Hamas’ military wing claims to have fired 12 rockets from Lebanon towards Kiryat Shmona in Israel as retaliation for Israeli actions in Gaza.
- There’s no confirmation on whether the rockets reached the Israeli town.
- Hezbollah has escalated tensions by using suicide drones to attack an Israeli post in the disputed Chebaa Farms, marking the first declared use of such drones against Israeli forces by the group.
- These developments are part of a broader escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border, with Israel conducting airstrikes in response.
- Hezbollah’s attack precedes a scheduled speech by their leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, following a conflict that has resulted in over 1,400 Israeli and more than 9,000 Palestinian casualties as reported by Hamas.
The Associated Press has the story:
Gaza civil defense official: Israeli strike hit refugee camp, killed 15 people
Newslooks- BEIRUT (AP)
An Israeli strike hit a residential building in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesperson said.
Speaking to Qatar’s Al Jazeera television, Mahmoud Bassal said it has been difficult for civil defense vehicles and first responders to arrive to clear the rubble.
Residents said dozens of people were trapped under the rubble. The strike created a large crater and severely damaged the buildings around it. A survivor speaking to the television network compared it to an earthquake.
Bassal said Gaza Civil Defense paramedics and first-responders are struggling because of crippled infrastructure and fuel shortages. He said they have relied on donations of fuel by individual Palestinians from their personal supplies to run ambulances and other vehicles. Israel has banned the transport of fuel into Gaza.
HAMAS SAYS IT FIRED 12 ROCKETS FROM LEBANON TOWARD NORTH ISRAELI TOWN
BEIRUT — The military wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas says it fired 12 rockets from Lebanon toward the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona.
The Qassam Brigades said in a statement that Thursday’s rocket attack came in retaliation for the “occupation’s massacres against our people in Gaza.”
It was not immediately clear if the rockets fired from Lebanon hit the northern Israeli town.
The firing of the rockets came amid major escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border with Hezbollah attacking an Israeli army position with two suicide drones.
By sunset, Israel’s air force conducted airstrikes along the border area.
HEZBOLLAH SAYS IT ATTACKED AN ISRAELI POST IN DISPUTED AREA USING SUICIDE DRONES
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it has attacked an Israeli army post in a disputed area with two suicide drones filled with explosives.
Hezbollah said in a short statement that the drones “precisely” hit their targets Thursday in the disputed Chebaa Farms that Lebanon claims are Lebanese territories.
It was the first time that Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli forces using suicide drones.
Since the Israel-Hamas broke out on Oct. 7, Hezbollah has been attacking Israeli posts along the two countries border.
The drone attack is an escalation by the militant group and comes a day before Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to give his first televised speech since Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing over 1,400 Israeli troops and civilians.
The Palestinian death toll has reached more than 9,000, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
