Child plays with a dog at a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians in the Nahr al-Bared area in Khan Yunis. (December 9, 2024)
Gaza faces 432nd day of bombardment amid renewed “Israeli” strikes
Gaza marked its 432nd day under relentless “Israeli” bombardment on Tuesday, with reports of a new massacre in the northern strip.
Local sources confirmed that at least 20 Palestinians were killed and many others injured in an “Israeli” airstrike targeting Beit Hanoun’s Ezbet neighborhood. Additional casualties were reported in Nusairat, Rafah, and the Zaytoun neighborhood.
Another strike in Beit Lahia, near Kamal Adwan Hospital, left 18 people dead and others missing after targeting a home.
Meanwhile, “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the Jerusalem District Court to testify in corruption cases where he faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. The court ordered Netanyahu to attend three weekly sessions, each lasting several hours, until his defense is complete.
In Gaza, the Ministry of Health reported that “Israeli” forces committed four major massacres against Palestinian families within the past 24 hours.
These attacks resulted in 28 deaths and 54 injuries.
The ministry also announced that the overall death toll from the ongoing assault has risen to 44,786, with 106,188 injuries since October 7, 2023.
Many victims remain trapped beneath rubble or in streets inaccessible to emergency responders due to heavy shelling, further compounding the humanitarian crisis. The ministry emphasized the worsening situation in Gaza, criticizing the lack of effective international intervention to halt the ongoing tragedy.
Separately, Hebrew media reported a car-ramming attack in the settlement of Bnei Brak, carried out by a Palestinian from within “Israel’s” 1948 territories. One settler was injured in the incident, and the attacker was subsequently arrested.