Live Updates: Attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital 'crime against humanity' — Hamas

Monday, December 23, 2024

06:25 GMT — Attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital 'crime against humanity' — Hamas

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemned the Israeli military's ongoing assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, describing it as an "unprecedented crime against humanity" in a statement.

It said the region is under relentless bombardment, with the hospital being directly targeted by Israeli air strikes.

"The occupation army continues its relentless bombing and systematic destruction of northern Gaza, focusing particularly on the Jabalia refugee camp and Beit Lahia.

05:27 GMT — Israel targets homes in southern Lebanon in latest violations of ceasefire

The Israeli military has targeted and demolished homes in southern Lebanon in the latest violations of a ceasefire that began on November 27.

The number of violations by the Israeli military has reached 287, resulting in 31 deaths and 37 wounded, according to official reports.

Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that the Israeli military destroyed numerous homes in the town of Kfarkela in Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon.

05:00 GMT — Israel kills 7 Palestinians in designated 'safe zone' in Gaza

Israel has killed at least 7 Palestinians and wounded several others in its strike on displaced people's tent in an area of southern besieged Gaza previously designated as a "safe zone" by the army.

Medical sources told Anadolu Agency that the strike set the tents ablaze, resulting in casualties, with medical teams continuing to respond to the wounded.

"Our teams are responding to an Israeli attack on displaced Palestinians' tents near the British hospital in the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis," the Gaza Civil Defense Directorate said in a statement.

04:23 GMT — UNRWA chief says Israel has broken all rules of war in Gaza

Israel has violated all the rules of war in besieged Gaza, the commissioner-general of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said.

Philippe Lazzarini highlighted the ongoing violations in the enclave, where Israel has continued its attacks for the past 14 months.

"Escalation over the past 24 hours. More civilians are reported killed and injured," he said in a post on his X account.

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