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| fatalities = * At least 210 Palestinians killed and hundreds injured (per Hamas media office and health officials)<ref name=nie>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-on-october-7-hamas-attack|title=Hamas says 210 killed in Gaza in Israel's operation to rescue 4 hostages|date=8 June 2024|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608210914/https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-on-october-7-hamas-attack|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wp210>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|title=More than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage raid in Gaza|last1=Parker|first1=Claire|last2=El Chamaa|first2=Mohamad|last3=Soroka|first3=Lior|date=8 June 2024|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609010757/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> | fatalities = * At least 276 Palestinians killed (per Palestinian health officials)<ref name="wp210">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|title=More than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage raid in Gaza|last1=Parker|first1=Claire|last2=El Chamaa|first2=Mohamad|last3=Soroka|first3=Lior|date=8 June 2024|newspaper=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609010757/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shurafa |first1=Wafaa |last2=Magdy |first2=Samy |title=Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-09-2024-61eb1be9a9d0cf2dbf250cd4a8ed4dbf |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=Associated Press |date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233539/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-09-2024-61eb1be9a9d0cf2dbf250cd4a8ed4dbf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=274 Palestinians were killed in Saturday's strikes on Nuseirat camp, Gaza health ministry says |url=https://thefrontierpost.com/274-palestinians-were-killed-in-saturdays-strikes-on-nuseirat-camp-gaza-health-ministry-says/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Frontier Times |date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612163152/https://thefrontierpost.com/274-palestinians-were-killed-in-saturdays-strikes-on-nuseirat-camp-gaza-health-ministry-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 64 of those killed were children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staggering number of children killed in Israel's Nuseirat attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2963919 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610175434/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2963919 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
* Less than 100 Palestinian casualties (per IDF)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-under-100-palestinian-casualties-including-terrorists-in-rescue-op-hamas-claims-210-martyrs/|title=IDF says under 100 Palestinian casualties, including terrorists, in rescue op; Hamas claims 210 'martyrs'|work=]|date=8 June 2024|accessdate=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608174828/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-under-100-palestinian-casualties-including-terrorists-in-rescue-op-hamas-claims-210-martyrs/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Less than 100 Palestinian casualties (Per IDF)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-under-100-palestinian-casualties-including-terrorists-in-rescue-op-hamas-claims-210-martyrs/|title=IDF says under 100 Palestinian casualties, including terrorists, in rescue op; Hamas claims 210 'martyrs'|work=]|date=8 June 2024|accessdate=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608174828/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-under-100-palestinian-casualties-including-terrorists-in-rescue-op-hamas-claims-210-martyrs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| injuries = Over 698 Palestinians<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |last=Magramo |first=Kathleen |date=9 June 2024 |title=An Israeli operation rescues four hostages and kills scores of Palestinians. Here's what we know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614120431/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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On 8 June 2024, a rescue operation was carried out by ], the ] and ] units in the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohamed |first1=Edna |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel’s war on Gaza live: Death toll from attacks on Nuseirat rises to 210 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608013831/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera}}</ref> Four ] held by ] at Nuseirat were rescued in the operation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four hostages seized at Nova festival freed in Gaza raid |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11z2j34k4o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608105336/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11z2j34k4o |archive-date=2024-06-08 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Israel kills more than 200 in attack on central Gaza: Gov’t Media Office |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/many-casualties-as-israel-escalates-attacks-across-gaza |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608123522/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/many-casualties-as-israel-escalates-attacks-across-gaza |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> One of the rescued hostages was ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Santucci |first=Kim Hjelmgaard, Ken Tran and Jeanine |title=Noa Argamani among 4 hostages rescued from Gaza, Israeli forces say: live updates |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608190707/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |archive-date=2024-06-08 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the Hamas media office and health officials from ] and ], 210 Palestinians were killed and over 400 injured during a hostage rescue operation.<ref name=wp210/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/|title=Four Israeli hostages rescued alive; at least 210 people killed in Gaza, officials say|date=8 June 2024|work=]|archive-url=http://archive.today/2024.06.09-060347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> The media office did not say how many of the casualties were combatants.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lubell |first=Maayan |last2=Al-Mughrabi |first2=Nidal |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza; Hamas says 210 Palestinians killed in Israeli assault |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-rescues-four-hostages-gaza-palestinians-say-50-dead-israeli-assault-2024-06-08/ |website=]}}</ref> According to reports, ] was overwhelmed with casualties, while communications were disrupted by intense Israeli bombing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hospital overwhelmed with victims of Israeli attacks on central Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/6/8/hospital-overwhelmed-with-victims-of-israeli-attacks-on-central-gaza |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |date=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608162923/https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/6/8/hospital-overwhelmed-with-victims-of-israeli-attacks-on-central-gaza |url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 June 2024, the Israeli military killed at least 276 people and injured over 698, according to the ] and Palestinian health officials, during a ] in the ] ].{{efn|The Israeli units involved with the operation included ], the ] and ] (IDF)}}<ref>{{bulletedlist|{{cite news |last1=Mohamed |first1=Edna |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel's war on Gaza live: Death toll from attacks on Nuseirat rises to 210 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608013831/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera}}|{{Cite web |title=Four hostages seized at Nova festival freed in Gaza raid |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11z2j34k4o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608105336/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11z2j34k4o |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}|{{cite news |title=Israel kills more than 200 in attack on central Gaza: Gov't Media Office |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/many-casualties-as-israel-escalates-attacks-across-gaza |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608123522/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/many-casualties-as-israel-escalates-attacks-across-gaza |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}}}</ref> The operation's objective was to free multiple hostages taken during the ]. The Israeli military acknowledged fewer than 100 Palestinian deaths.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last1=Hjelmgaard |first1=Kim |last2=Tran |first2=Ken |last3=Santucci| first3=Jeanine |title=Noa Argamani among 4 hostages rescued from Gaza, Israeli forces say: live updates |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608190707/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>


The operation reportedly involved hundreds of ground troops and a heavy initial bombardment on the camp. According to the IDF, violence further escalated when the IDF vehicle carrying three hostages broke down, leading to intense firefights, airstrikes, and naval support. Wounded civilians were taken to the ] and ], though Al-Aqsa was reportedly overwhelmed with casualties and experienced communications disruptions due to the intense Israeli bombing.<ref>{{bulletedlist|{{cite news |title=Hospital overwhelmed with victims of Israeli attacks on central Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/6/8/hospital-overwhelmed-with-victims-of-israeli-attacks-on-central-gaza |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |date=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608162923/https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/6/8/hospital-overwhelmed-with-victims-of-israeli-attacks-on-central-gaza |url-status=live}}|{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/|title=Four Israeli hostages rescued alive; at least 210 people killed in Gaza, officials say|date=8 June 2024|newspaper=]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240609060347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2024}}|{{cite web |last1=Shotter |first1=James |last2=Saleh |first2=Heba |title=Israel's raid to free hostages takes 'horrific' toll on central Gaza |url=https://www.ft.com/content/95ecf8ea-1d56-4125-be9e-2f51f98216bc |website=Financial Times |access-date=19 June 2024}}}}</ref>
The event took place two days after ] in the Nuseirat refugee camp hit the ]-run al-Sardi school that was sheltering displaced Palestinian refugees, killing more than 30 people, including 23 women and children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2024 |title=Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8 |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608021901/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8 |url-status=live}}</ref>


While the Israeli military was praised for its successful rescue of four ], it was condemned for the high civilian death toll. Both humanitarian organizations and governments described the assault as a ], and the ] stated the IDF may have committed ]s. In its defense, Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants who took part in the 7 October attack.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |date=6 June 2024 |title=IDF strikes UN school in central Gaza where it says dozens of terrorists were gathered |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-school-in-central-gaza-where-it-says-dozens-of-terrorists-were-gathered/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=] |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608224334/https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-school-in-central-gaza-where-it-says-dozens-of-terrorists-were-gathered/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Assault ==
{{See also|2024 Nuseirat rescue operation}}
An Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Admiral ], said that the rescue mission took place in the heart of the residential neighborhood in the Nuseirat refugee camp, where the hostages were reportedly kept in two separate apartment blocks. A local resident and paramedic called the attack like a "horror movie" and that Israeli drones and warplanes fired throughout the night at people's homes and those who tried to flee.<ref name=":0" />


== Background ==
Social media footage that Reuters was unable to immediately verify showed the aftermath of the assault, with bodies with entrails hanging out on bloodstained streets. Children were among the fatalities.<ref name=":0" />
The ] is a long standing ] refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nuseirat Camp |url=https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip/nuseirat-camp|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616180514/https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip/nuseirat-camp |archive-date=16 June 2019 |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref> The camp has been ] during the Israel–Hamas war, with over a hundred Palestinians killed in the attacks. The most recent attack on the camp (on 6 June) occurred only days before the rescue operation, with IDF forces striking the ] in the camp, killing 37 people, including 14 children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2024 |title=Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8 |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608021901/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school in Gaza {{!}} UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150721 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> It is unclear how many of this number were civilians.<ref name="AP-June 7">{{cite news |date=6 June 2024 |title=Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8# |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=AP News |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608021901/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{bulletedlist|{{cite news |title='Bombings everywhere': No escape for Gaza's displaced |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231117-bombings-everywhere-no-escape-for-gaza-s-displaced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407040334/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231117-bombings-everywhere-no-escape-for-gaza-s-displaced|archive-date=7 April 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |publisher=France 24}}|{{cite news |title=Israeli bombing of Nuseirat refugee camp targets homes of medical staff |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-bombing-nuseirat-refugee-camp-targets-homes-medical-staff?nid=316601&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=489896#:~:text=Israeli%20bombing%20of%20Nuseirat%20refugee%20camp%20targets%20homes%20of%20medical%20staff,-21%20November%202023&text=An%20Israeli%20air%20strike%20on,Jazeera%20journalist%20on%20the%20ground. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104204912/https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-bombing-nuseirat-refugee-camp-targets-homes-medical-staff?nid=316601&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=489896#:~:text=Israeli%20bombing%20of%20Nuseirat%20refugee%20camp%20targets%20homes%20of%20medical%20staff,-21%20November%202023&text=An%20Israeli%20air%20strike%20on,Jazeera%20journalist%20on%20the%20ground. |archive-date=4 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |publisher=Middle East Eye}}|{{cite web |title=Israeli attack kills 13 in Nuseirat refugee camp: Wafa |url=https://aje.io/h1s5og?update=2530525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104201749/https://aje.io/h1s5og?update=2530525 |archive-date=4 January 2024 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=Al Jazeera}}}}</ref>

==Operation==
===Initial bombardment and rescue operation===
On 8 June 2024 around midday, the Israeli army initiated a rescue operation for hostages taken during the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Israeli attack on Nuseirat unfolded in 'broad daylight' after days of intense raids |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962038 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618233806/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962038 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Admiral ], the rescue mission took place in the heart of the residential neighborhood in the Nuseirat refugee camp, where four hostages were reportedly kept in two separate residential apartment blocks.<ref name="reuters8june">{{Cite web |last1=Lubell |first1=Maayan |last2=Al-Mughrabi |first2=Nidal |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza; Hamas says 210 Palestinians killed in Israeli assault |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-rescues-four-hostages-gaza-palestinians-say-50-dead-israeli-assault-2024-06-08/ |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnison |first=Jon |date=9 June 2024 |title=Israel hostage rescue: How the operation unfolded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp334z7rxxmo |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=] |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609223635/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp334z7rxxmo |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ], a professor at the ], Israeli forces first launched heavy operations on ] and ] to draw out militants and obscure its intentions, and then launch an intense assault on Nuseirat.<ref>{{cite web |title=How did Israel's military carry out the Nuseirat operation? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962271 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613012644/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962271 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The operation reportedly involved hundreds of troops and heavy air support that hit the refugee camp.<ref name="usat9june">{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=John |date=9 June 2024 |title=Israel celebrates heroic raid to free hostages; others call it a massacre |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609151655/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> According to witnesses, Israeli military vehicles unexpectedly moved into the camp, with the movement coinciding with heavy bombardment of large areas of the camp.<ref name="aa9june">{{Cite web |last=Rjoob |first=Awad |date=9 June 2024 |title=Palestinian president seeks emergency UN Security Council session after 'Nuseirat massacre' |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestinian-president-seeks-emergency-un-security-council-session-after-nuseirat-massacre-/3244377 |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=www.aa.com.tr |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608213809/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestinian-president-seeks-emergency-un-security-council-session-after-nuseirat-massacre-/3244377 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ap10th">{{cite web |last1=Jahjouh |first1=Mohammad |last2=Jeffery |first2=Jack |last3=Chehayeb |first3=Kareem |title=How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-casualties-1458f5a1dfe7bd4d908231bb7090a559 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=10 June 2024 |quote=Kamal Benaji, a Palestinian displaced from Gaza City who was living in a tent in central Nuseirat, said he saw a small truck with a car in front and another behind pull up in front of a building on the street where he had pitched his tent. The commandos sprang from the truck and one of them threw a grenade into the house. “Clashes and explosions broke out everywhere,” he said Palestinian militants armed with machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades opened fire on the rescuers, as Israel called in heavy strikes from land and air to cover their evacuation to the coast. It was this bombardment that appears to have killed and wounded so many Palestinians. |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610211341/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-casualties-1458f5a1dfe7bd4d908231bb7090a559 |url-status=live }}</ref> Journalists on the ground also described an intense bombardment, including airstrikes, live ammunition from nearby warships, and artillery shelling.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Khoudary |first1=Hind |title=Ambulances have not stopped transferring people to Al-Aqsa Hospital |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960346 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616011216/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960346 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Special forces entered the refugee camp posing as ] fleeing ], according to Israeli security sources.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savir |first1=Dana |title=Israeli special forces dressed as Palestinian refugees for hostage rescue |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/israeli-special-forces-dressed-palestinian-refugees-hostage-rescue/story?id=110995204 |website=ABC News |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233411/https://abcnews.go.com/International/israeli-special-forces-dressed-palestinian-refugees-hostage-rescue/story?id=110995204 |url-status=live }}</ref> They reportedly told locals that they were escaping the ], and Palestinian locals stated that other forces entered in humanitarian trucks.<ref name="usat9june"/> A witness stated Israeli specialized forces had arrived with furniture on their vehicle to appear like refugees, and then, "The operative got out two ladders and came into our home fully armed. Chaos erupted with gunfire and explosions".<ref>{{cite web |title=Witnesses: Israeli soldiers disguised as displaced Palestinians in Nuseirat attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962105 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618024843/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962105 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Firefight and airstrikes===
According to the IDF, after the Israeli forces had recovered the hostages, at least one of their vehicles broke down.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collier |first1=Neil |title=How the Israeli Hostage Rescue Led to One of Gaza’s Deadliest Days |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/16/world/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-nuseirat.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb |website=The New York Times |access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref> The Israeli military then called in support, "attacking from the air, from the sea and on the ground with massive force."<ref name=bbcstriking>{{Cite web |title=How Gaza hostage raid ended with Israel striking crowded streets |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22xvp90nlo |date=10 June 2024 |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=BBC News |first=Jon |last=Donnison |language=en-GB |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618012909/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22xvp90nlo |url-status=live }}</ref> A witness in the camp reported a "crazy bombardment" occurred suddenly.<ref name="cnnnk">{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Niamh |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in operation Palestinian officials say killed more than 200 people |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/middleeast/four-israeli-hostages-freed-gaza-intl/index.html |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608112122/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/middleeast/four-israeli-hostages-freed-gaza-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Footage showed Palestinians in the market area diving for cover as missiles flew in and gunfire erupted, and a witness who had been in the marketplace stated that about 150 rockets fell at and around the market place in less than 10 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnison |first=Jon |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel hostage rescue: How the operation unfolded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp334z7rxxmo |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609223635/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp334z7rxxmo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnn9june">{{Cite web |last1=Magramo |first1=Kathleen |last2=Brown |first2=Benjamin |last3=Salman |first3=Abeer |last4=Brennan |first4=Eve |last5=Al-Sawalhi |first5=Mohammad |last6=Tanno |first6=Sophie |date=9 June 2024 |title=An Israeli operation rescues four hostages and kills scores of Palestinians. Here's what we know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=CNN |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614120431/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to witnesses and video footage, the strikes destroyed apartment buildings and even entire residential blocks throughout the camp.<ref name="cnn-inside-operation">{{cite web|first1=Benjamin|last1=Brown|first2=Allegra|last2=Goodwin|first3=Gianluca|last3=Mezzofiore|title=Inside Israel's deadly operation to rescue four hostages|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/inside-israels-hostage-rescue-intl-dst/index.html|website=CNN|access-date=11 June 2024|language=en|date=10 June 2024|archive-date=10 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610221737/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/inside-israels-hostage-rescue-intl-dst/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="al-jazeera-rescue">{{cite web |title=Israeli army says four captives rescued amid heavy strikes on Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/israeli-army-says-it-rescued-four-captives-held-in-gaza |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608110056/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/israeli-army-says-it-rescued-four-captives-held-in-gaza |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

Per a resident and paramedic in the camp, the assault felt like a "horror movie" and that Israeli drones and warplanes fired randomly throughout the night at peoples' homes and those who tried to flee the area.<ref name="reuters8june" /> One witness stated, "Anyone who was moving in the street was killed".<ref>{{cite web |title=What we know about Israel's deadly attack on Nuseirat camp |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962536 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617234332/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962536 |url-status=live }}</ref> Videos showed corpses with entrails spilling out lying on blood-stained streets, although ] was unable to immediately verify the footage.<ref name="reuters8june" />

An Israeli drone commander reported that after an initial attack "to drive civilians away", Israel considered anyone who did not flee to be a "terrorist", even if they were unarmed.<ref name="972 Rapoport">{{cite news |last1=Rapoport |first1=Meron |title=Israeli society’s dehumanization of Palestinians is now absolute |url=https://www.972mag.com/dehumanization-moral-abyss-israelis/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=+972 Magazine |date=23 August 2024}}</ref>

Many individual testimonies of eyewitnesses who survived the intense fire-fight have been collected, according to ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hajjaj|first=Tareq|url=https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/i-heard-all-of-my-friends-last-breath-testimonies-from-the-nuseirat-massacre/|title='I heard all of my friends' last breath': Testimonies from the Nuseirat massacre|work=]|date=9 June 2024|access-date=10 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233545/https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/i-heard-all-of-my-friends-last-breath-testimonies-from-the-nuseirat-massacre/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the aftermath, one woman stated, "We don’t know where the children are. We lost them, and now we are being displaced for a third time with no idea where to go."<ref>{{cite web |title=210 Palestinians killed in central Gaza – Israel conducts major operation to free captives |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962039 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618233812/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962039 |url-status=live }}</ref> Witnesses described being able to hear people buried under the rubble, but being unable to help rescue them.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aila |first1=Shrouq |title=Inside The Nuseirat Massacre: This Is The Carnage I Saw During Israel's Hostage Rescue |url=https://theintercept.com/2024/06/10/nuseirat-massacre-israel-hostage-rescue-gaza/ |website=The Intercept |date=10 June 2024 |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618162623/https://theintercept.com/2024/06/10/nuseirat-massacre-israel-hostage-rescue-gaza/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Casualties ==
Trucks and ambulances rushed wounded people to ] for treatment.<ref name="auto1"/> Prior to the operation, the hospital had already been overwhelmed with civilian casualties. A ] (MSF) representative described the situation at Al-Aqsa as a "nightmare."<ref name="ap10th"/> An MSF paediatric intensive care doctor at Al-Asqa stated the emergency department was a "complete bloodbath… it looks like a slaughterhouse".<ref>{{cite web |title=Al-Aqsa Hospital 'looks like a slaughterhouse' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960648 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233559/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960648 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same doctor stated only one generator at the hospital was functioning, meaning ventilators, lights, and the internet were not working.<ref>{{cite web |title=Only 1 operational generator means oxygen supply won't work: MSF doctor |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960642 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616161906/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960642 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another MSF doctor stated, "We had the gamut of war wounds, trauma wounds, from amputations... to , fractures and, obviously, big burns".<ref>{{cite web |title=Scenes of horror at Gaza hospital |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2963859 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233600/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2963859 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two weeks after the incident, many of the wounded remained in the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel's Nuseirat massacre and Gaza's wounds that won't heal |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/6/21/israels-nuseirat-massacre-and-gazas-wounds-that-wont-heal |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> Severely injured patients requiring advanced surgeries were unable to leave Gaza to receive them, due to Gaza's borders being closed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abu Azzoum |first1=Tareq |title=A testimony from an injured person regarding Israel’s operation in Nuseirat |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/11/israels-war-on-gaza-live-ray-of-hope-after-unsc-approves-ceasefire?update=2968080 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref>

The total number of casualties are disputed, with Israeli and Palestinian totals differing drastically. The ] and local health officials stated at least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 were wounded due to the Israeli rescue operation.<ref name=wp210/><ref name="tg9june">{{Cite news |last1=Graham-Harrison |first1=Emma |last2=McKernan |first2=Bethan |date=9 June 2024 |title=Outrage over 'massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/israel-gaza-hostages-rescue-eu-outrage |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233336/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/israel-gaza-hostages-rescue-eu-outrage |url-status=live }}</ref> Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral ] stated that Israel was aware of "under 100" Palestinians who had been killed in the operation. Neither the Health Ministry nor IDF clarified how many casualties were civilians.<ref name="tg9june"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mezzofiore |first=Benjamin Brown, Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca |date=2024-06-10 |title=Inside Israel's deadly operation to rescue four hostages |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/inside-israels-hostage-rescue-intl-dst/index.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611065802/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/inside-israels-hostage-rescue-intl-dst/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Gazan Health Ministry reported that 64 children and 57 women were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taheri |first=Mandy |date=8 June 2024 |title=Dozens of Palestinian children killed amid Israeli rescue: Gaza ministry |url=https://www.newsweek.com/dozens-palestinian-children-killed-amid-israeli-rescue-gaza-ministry-1910073 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233409/https://www.newsweek.com/dozens-palestinian-children-killed-amid-israeli-rescue-gaza-ministry-1910073 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to ], several Israeli hostages were killed in the Israeli attack.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamas armed wing says Israel killed some of its hostages in operation on central Gaza's al-Nuseirat |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-armed-wing-says-israel-killed-some-its-hostages-operation-central-gazas-al-2024-06-08/ |work=Reuters |date=8 June 2024}}</ref> The group stated in a video clip that three hostages were killed during the operation, including an American.<ref name="Aljazeera"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610163938/https://www.ajnet.me/news/2024/6/9/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%86 |date=10 June 2024 }}، ]، نُشر في 6 يونيو 2024، دُخل في 10 يونيو 2024.</ref> The Israeli military denied that any hostages were killed during the operation.<ref>{{cite web |title=IDF spokesman denies three Israeli hostages were killed in rescue operation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPiukn1ABjA |website=YouTube | date=9 June 2024 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613093115/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPiukn1ABjA |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Julian E. |last2=Bergman |first2=Ronen |last3=Schmitt |first3=Eric |last4=Entous |first4=Adam |date=9 June 2024 |title=The Other War: How Israel Scours Gaza for Clues About the Hostages |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/world/middleeast/gaza-hostage-rescues-israel.html |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612091106/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/world/middleeast/gaza-hostage-rescues-israel.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==U.S. involvement==
In the immediate aftermath of the operation, the United States was accused of allowing its ] to be used by the IDF. This accusation arose after video footage showed an IDF helicopter taking off from a beach with the humanitarian-aid pier in the background. Two U.S. officials denied this.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Margaret |date=8 June 2024 |title=U.S. provided support to Israeli forces in rescue of 4 hostages in Gaza – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-support-israeli-forces-rescue-hostages-gaza/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211016/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-support-israeli-forces-rescue-hostages-gaza/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a statement, the Pentagon spokesperson stated that Israeli helicopters used an area "near" the pier.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Phil |last2=Nichols |first2=Michelle |title=Pentagon says Israel did not use Gaza pier in hostage operation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-hostage-rescue-operations-came-near-us-pier-were-separate-pentagon-2024-06-10/ |website=Reuters |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> ], the UN humanitarian aid coordinator, stated that if the allegations were true, "they are very concerning, because they would put at risk any future humanitarian engagement in that operation".<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan with 'amendments,' and US is evaluating |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-11-2024-bbc5468ce80daf08f8caba07bdc56266 |website=Associated Press |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=21 June 2024}}</ref> Both Israeli and American officials confirmed that U.S. intelligence assisted the Israeli military for its rescue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Julian E. |title=U.S. Intelligence Helped Israel Rescue Four Hostages in Gaza |work=The New York Times |date=8 June 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/world/middleeast/us-intelligence-israel-hostage-rescue.html |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610005856/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/world/middleeast/us-intelligence-israel-hostage-rescue.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Impacts==
The ] paused its operation with the U.S. humanitarian pier due to security concerns.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ravid |first1=Barak |title=UN program pauses food distribution from Gaza pier, citing safety concerns |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/06/10/gaza-food-aid-un-pause-pier-israel |website=Axios |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619234023/https://www.axios.com/2024/06/10/gaza-food-aid-un-pause-pier-israel |url-status=live }}</ref> UN human rights experts condemned the Israeli forces for allegedly hiding in aid trucks that came from the ], describing the action as a ].<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=UN experts condemn outrageous disregard for Palestinian civilians during Israel's military operation in Nuseirat |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/un-experts-condemn-outrageous-disregard-palestinian-civilians-during-israels |website=OHCHR |publisher=United Nations |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615150913/https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/un-experts-condemn-outrageous-disregard-palestinian-civilians-during-israels |url-status=live }}</ref> The ] also said that both Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes, citing potential "violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution" in the case of the former and "holding hostages in densely populated areas" for the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-un-nuseirat-raid-40a3e17012915c409e8a5d50475dd122|title=UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid|website=]|date=11 June 2024|accessdate=11 June 2024|last=Keaten|first=Jamey|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611094840/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-un-nuseirat-raid-40a3e17012915c409e8a5d50475dd122|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reactions ==
{{also|2024 Nuseirat rescue operation#Reactions}}

===Domestic===
* {{flag|Hamas}}: ], the spokesman for the Hamas ], condemned the raid and called it a "complex war crime".<ref name="usat9june" />
* {{flag|Israel}}: Minister ] stated, "Only Israel’s enemies complained about the casualties of Hamas terrorists and their accomplices."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schlein |first1=Lisa |title=Both Israel, Hamas accused of possible war crimes in hostage release operation |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/both-israel-hamas-accused-of-possible-war-crimes-in-hostage-release-operation-/7651668.html |website=Voice of America |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619005213/https://www.voanews.com/a/both-israel-hamas-accused-of-possible-war-crimes-in-hostage-release-operation-/7651668.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Palestine}}: President ] instructed the Palestinian envoy to the ] to request an emergency session to the ] to discuss the repercussions of the operation and resulting deaths. Abbas emphasized the "urgent need for international intervention to halt the humanitarian catastrophe."<ref name="aa9june" />

=== International ===
====Governments====
* {{flag|Cuba}}: Foreign minister ] stated, "We condemn in the strongest terms the massacre carried out by the Israeli army in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cuba slams Nuseirat massacre: 'More evidence of genocide' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2964048 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617215825/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2964048 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{EGY}}: The ] stated the killing of civilians was "a flagrant violation of all rules of international law".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel Rescues Four Hostages Kidnapped in Hamas' Oct. 7 Attack |url=https://time.com/6986860/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-october-7-hamas/ |magazine=] |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233914/https://time.com/6986860/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-october-7-hamas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Indonesia}}: The country condemned the "repeated atrocities" committed by Israel in Gaza, including in the Nuseirat refugee camp, and called for an immediate ceasefire.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia kecam serangan Israel di kamp pengungsi Nuseirat |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4144374/indonesia-kecam-serangan-israel-di-kamp-pengungsi-nuseirat |work=] |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613075614/https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4144374/indonesia-kecam-serangan-israel-di-kamp-pengungsi-nuseirat |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Jordan}}: The ] called "on the international community and especially the Security Council to take immediate and urgent action to stop Israel's war crimes in Gaza."<ref name="ynetnews"/>
* {{Flag|Kuwait}}: The ] denounced the killing of civilians, calling it a "heinous crime".<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title='Heinous crime': Kuwait condemns Israeli attack on Nuseirat camp |url=https://aje.io/lf1bhd?update=2962209 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233917/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962209 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Lebanon}}: The ] called the operation a massacre.<ref name="usat9june" />
* {{Flag|Norway}}: Norway's Deputy Foreign Minister ] called the attack "another massacre of civilians in Gaza".<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian diplomat condemns 'massacre', calls for remaining captives' release |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2961797 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616151919/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2961797 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ynetnews">{{cite news |title=EU's foreign minister, countries around world, condemn rescue op as 'massacre, bloodbath' |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkcrq2mhc |work=] |first=Itamar |last=Eichner |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609101909/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkcrq2mhc |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Turkey}}: The ] called the killing of civilians a "barbaric attack".<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkey calls Israel's hostage freeing mission 'barbaric attack' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-calls-israels-hostage-freeing-093214678.html#:~:text=There%20were%20reportedly%20heavy%20air,where%20the%20operation%20took%20place. |website=Yahoo! News | date=9 June 2024 |publisher=DPA International |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617223320/https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-calls-israels-hostage-freeing-093214678.html#:~:text=There%20were%20reportedly%20heavy%20air,where%20the%20operation%20took%20place. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Türkiye deplores Israeli attack on Gaza refugee camp |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-deplores-israeli-attack-on-gaza-refugee-camp-197226 |work=] |date=9 June 2023 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612161017/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-deplores-israeli-attack-on-gaza-refugee-camp-197226 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|United States}}: The ] stated, "Israel should be operating in a way, not just consistent with the laws of war, but taking extra precautions to try to protect civilians".<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Sullivan, Alejandro Mayorkas and IDF Spokesperson Peter Lerner |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-6-9-24-jake-sullivan-alejandro/story?id=110963657 |website=ABC News |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617002037/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-6-9-24-jake-sullivan-alejandro/story?id=110963657 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US urges Israel to 'operate differently' to avoid loss of innocent lives |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2963528 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612205429/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2963528 |url-status=live }}</ref> The U.S. vice president, ], stated she was "thankful" the four hostages were reunited with their families; she also stated "we mourn" the innocent people killed in Gaza, including those "tragically killed" during the raid.<ref>{{cite web |title=VP Kamala Harris responds to pro-Palestinian protester who interrupted her: 'I'm speaking right now'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062241/https://www.yahoo.com/news/kamala-harris-heckler-detroit-m-010126351.html|archive-date=9 June 2024|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/kamala-harris-heckler-detroit-m-010126351.html |website=Yahoo! News |access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

====Supranational====
* {{Flag|United Nations}}: United Nations secretary-general ] described the aftermath in graphic detail including the scenes of "shredded bodies on the ground."<ref name="Israel rescues"/> Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, said, "Countries that celebrate the release of four Israeli hostages without saying a word about the hundreds of Palestinians killed and thousands held in arbitrary detention by Israel, have lost moral credibility for generations and don’t deserve to be on any U.N. human rights body."<ref name="JNS">{{cite news |date=9 June 2024 |title=UN officials say IDF used 'perfidious' tactics during hostage rescue |url=https://www.jns.org/un-officials-criticize-perfidious-idf-hostage-rescue/ |work=Jewish News Syndicate |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610114621/https://www.jns.org/un-officials-criticize-perfidious-idf-hostage-rescue/ |url-status=live }}</ref> UN human rights experts condemned what they described as the "umpteenth massacre by Israeli forces in Gaza" and condemned the Israeli forces for hiding in humanitarian aid trucks that were coming from the ].<ref name="auto2"/> The ] described possible ] committed during the operation, including possible violations of the rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keaten |first1=Jamey |title=UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-un-nuseirat-raid-40a3e17012915c409e8a5d50475dd122?taid=66681b2467dd9a0001d16ef7&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter |website=Associated Press |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617004121/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-un-nuseirat-raid-40a3e17012915c409e8a5d50475dd122?taid=66681b2467dd9a0001d16ef7&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|European Union}}: Top ] diplomat ] described the operation as a massacre.<ref name="Israel rescues">{{Cite news |last=Graham-Harrison |first=Emma |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza, as attacks nearby kill 93 Palestinians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-in-gaza-taken-from-nova-music-festival |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712|archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211425/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-in-gaza-taken-from-nova-music-festival |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Organization of Islamic Cooperation}}: In a statement, the OIC condemned "the horrific massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation army, which resulted in the murder and injury of hundreds of Palestinians".<ref>{{cite web |title=OIC denounces deadly Israeli attack Nuseirat refugee camp |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2961249 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609082853/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2961249 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Gulf Cooperation Council}}: Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi described the operation as a "terrorist crime that targeted unarmed civilians with unprecedented barbarism."<ref>{{cite news |title=Arab, Islamic Condemnation of Israeli Massacre in Nuseirat Camp in Gaza |url=https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5029209-arab-islamic-condemnation-israeli-massacre-nuseirat-camp-gaza |work=] |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612174228/https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5029209-arab-islamic-condemnation-israeli-massacre-nuseirat-camp-gaza |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ]: In a statement, the Arab Parliament condemned the operation, describing it as a massacre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arab Parliament blames 'silence' of int'l community for Nuseirat 'massacre' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2961223 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609040534/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2961223 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Humanitarian aid groups===
* The ] denounced the use of a humanitarian aid truck as a disguise for military operations, labeling it as a "violation of international humanitarian and customary law" and noting that such actions constitute ], which is considered a war crime.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Palestine Red Crescent Society|user=PalestineRCS|number=1800268056821694956|date=10 June 2024|title=The Palestine Red Crescent Society warns of the dangers posed by the use of a humanitarian aid truck as cover for military operations.|link=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611065615/https://x.com/PalestineRCS/status/1800268056821694956|archive-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref>
* The ] coordinator in Gaza asked, "How many more men, women and children have to be killed before world leaders decide to put an end to this massacre?"<ref>{{cite web |title=Chaotic scenes at Al-Aqsa, Nasser hospitals after bombings |url=https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war |website=Doctors Without Borders |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519072822/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a Doctors Without Border pediatrician, colleagues in the emergency department at Al-Asqa hospital described the situation by "repeating the word massacre, massacre, massacre over and over again."<ref>{{cite web |title='Blood everywhere' at Al-Aqsa Hospital |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960466 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024}}</ref>
* ] called the attack a "horrifying" massacre and an "unacceptable and unconscionable price to pay".<ref>{{cite web |title=Oxfam's reaction to Nuseirat operation that released four hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians |url=https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfams-reaction-nuseirat-operation-released-four-hostages-and-killed-least-274 |website=Oxfam International |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619010032/https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfams-reaction-nuseirat-operation-released-four-hostages-and-killed-least-274 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nuseirat, anatomy of Israel's massacre in Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/11/nuseirat-anatomy-of-israels-massacre-in-gaza |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617224237/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/11/nuseirat-anatomy-of-israels-massacre-in-gaza |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other===
* Saul Takahashi, a professor at ] and a former deputy for the ], stated, "The claim that the Israeli attack on Nuseirat camp was justified is completely ignorant of international law. Israel has shown itself time and time again that it does not care about international and humanitarian laws."<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel 'does not care about international law': Expert |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962351 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233923/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962351 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ], the former director of ] and a professor at ], stated the attack was "inconsistent with the duty to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians harm."<ref>{{cite web |title=Israeli attack on Nuseirat did not take precautions to 'spare civilians': Rights expert |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2961922 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618233812/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2961922 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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This article is about the casualties. For the hostages, see 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation.
Nuseirat refugee camp massacre
Part of the Israel–Hamas war
Nuseirat refugee camp is located in the Gaza StripNuseirat refugee campNuseirat refugee campLocation within the Gaza Strip
LocationNuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Date8 June 2024
Attack typeRaid, airstrikes, massacre
Deaths
  • At least 276 Palestinians killed (per Palestinian health officials)
  • Less than 100 Palestinian casualties (Per IDF)
InjuredOver 698 Palestinians
VictimsPalestinian civilians and militants
Perpetrators Israel Defense Forces
 United States (alleged support)
Israel–Hamas war

7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel
Military engagements
Civilian attacks

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Military engagements
Civilian attacks

Other theaters
Red Sea crisis
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Assassinations and deaths of prominent individuals

See also

On 8 June 2024, the Israeli military killed at least 276 people and injured over 698, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and Palestinian health officials, during a hostage rescue operation in the UNRWA Nuseirat refugee camp. The operation's objective was to free multiple hostages taken during the 7 October attack on Israel. The Israeli military acknowledged fewer than 100 Palestinian deaths.

The operation reportedly involved hundreds of ground troops and a heavy initial bombardment on the camp. According to the IDF, violence further escalated when the IDF vehicle carrying three hostages broke down, leading to intense firefights, airstrikes, and naval support. Wounded civilians were taken to the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital, though Al-Aqsa was reportedly overwhelmed with casualties and experienced communications disruptions due to the intense Israeli bombing.

While the Israeli military was praised for its successful rescue of four Israeli hostages, it was condemned for the high civilian death toll. Both humanitarian organizations and governments described the assault as a massacre, and the United Nations stated the IDF may have committed war crimes. In its defense, Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants who took part in the 7 October attack.

Background

The Nuseirat refugee camp is a long standing UNRWA refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, in Deir al-Balah. The camp has been repeatedly bombed during the Israel–Hamas war, with over a hundred Palestinians killed in the attacks. The most recent attack on the camp (on 6 June) occurred only days before the rescue operation, with IDF forces striking the UNRWA school in the camp, killing 37 people, including 14 children. It is unclear how many of this number were civilians.

Operation

Initial bombardment and rescue operation

On 8 June 2024 around midday, the Israeli army initiated a rescue operation for hostages taken during the 7 October attack. According to Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the rescue mission took place in the heart of the residential neighborhood in the Nuseirat refugee camp, where four hostages were reportedly kept in two separate residential apartment blocks. According to Omar Ashour, a professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Israeli forces first launched heavy operations on Deir al-Balah and Bureij to draw out militants and obscure its intentions, and then launch an intense assault on Nuseirat.

The operation reportedly involved hundreds of troops and heavy air support that hit the refugee camp. According to witnesses, Israeli military vehicles unexpectedly moved into the camp, with the movement coinciding with heavy bombardment of large areas of the camp. Journalists on the ground also described an intense bombardment, including airstrikes, live ammunition from nearby warships, and artillery shelling.

Special forces entered the refugee camp posing as Palestinian refugees fleeing Rafah, according to Israeli security sources. They reportedly told locals that they were escaping the Israeli assault on Rafah, and Palestinian locals stated that other forces entered in humanitarian trucks. A witness stated Israeli specialized forces had arrived with furniture on their vehicle to appear like refugees, and then, "The operative got out two ladders and came into our home fully armed. Chaos erupted with gunfire and explosions".

Firefight and airstrikes

According to the IDF, after the Israeli forces had recovered the hostages, at least one of their vehicles broke down. The Israeli military then called in support, "attacking from the air, from the sea and on the ground with massive force." A witness in the camp reported a "crazy bombardment" occurred suddenly. Footage showed Palestinians in the market area diving for cover as missiles flew in and gunfire erupted, and a witness who had been in the marketplace stated that about 150 rockets fell at and around the market place in less than 10 minutes. According to witnesses and video footage, the strikes destroyed apartment buildings and even entire residential blocks throughout the camp.

Per a resident and paramedic in the camp, the assault felt like a "horror movie" and that Israeli drones and warplanes fired randomly throughout the night at peoples' homes and those who tried to flee the area. One witness stated, "Anyone who was moving in the street was killed". Videos showed corpses with entrails spilling out lying on blood-stained streets, although Reuters was unable to immediately verify the footage.

An Israeli drone commander reported that after an initial attack "to drive civilians away", Israel considered anyone who did not flee to be a "terrorist", even if they were unarmed.

Many individual testimonies of eyewitnesses who survived the intense fire-fight have been collected, according to Mondoweiss. In the aftermath, one woman stated, "We don’t know where the children are. We lost them, and now we are being displaced for a third time with no idea where to go." Witnesses described being able to hear people buried under the rubble, but being unable to help rescue them.

Casualties

Trucks and ambulances rushed wounded people to Al-Aqsa Hospital for treatment. Prior to the operation, the hospital had already been overwhelmed with civilian casualties. A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) representative described the situation at Al-Aqsa as a "nightmare." An MSF paediatric intensive care doctor at Al-Asqa stated the emergency department was a "complete bloodbath… it looks like a slaughterhouse". The same doctor stated only one generator at the hospital was functioning, meaning ventilators, lights, and the internet were not working. Another MSF doctor stated, "We had the gamut of war wounds, trauma wounds, from amputations... to , fractures and, obviously, big burns". Two weeks after the incident, many of the wounded remained in the hospital. Severely injured patients requiring advanced surgeries were unable to leave Gaza to receive them, due to Gaza's borders being closed.

The total number of casualties are disputed, with Israeli and Palestinian totals differing drastically. The Gaza Health Ministry and local health officials stated at least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 were wounded due to the Israeli rescue operation. Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated that Israel was aware of "under 100" Palestinians who had been killed in the operation. Neither the Health Ministry nor IDF clarified how many casualties were civilians. The Gazan Health Ministry reported that 64 children and 57 women were killed.

According to Hamas, several Israeli hostages were killed in the Israeli attack. The group stated in a video clip that three hostages were killed during the operation, including an American. The Israeli military denied that any hostages were killed during the operation.

U.S. involvement

In the immediate aftermath of the operation, the United States was accused of allowing its humanitarian pier to be used by the IDF. This accusation arose after video footage showed an IDF helicopter taking off from a beach with the humanitarian-aid pier in the background. Two U.S. officials denied this. In a statement, the Pentagon spokesperson stated that Israeli helicopters used an area "near" the pier. Martin Griffiths, the UN humanitarian aid coordinator, stated that if the allegations were true, "they are very concerning, because they would put at risk any future humanitarian engagement in that operation". Both Israeli and American officials confirmed that U.S. intelligence assisted the Israeli military for its rescue.

Impacts

The World Food Programme paused its operation with the U.S. humanitarian pier due to security concerns. UN human rights experts condemned the Israeli forces for allegedly hiding in aid trucks that came from the US humanitarian aid pier, describing the action as a war crime. The UN Human Rights Office also said that both Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes, citing potential "violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution" in the case of the former and "holding hostages in densely populated areas" for the latter.

Reactions

See also: 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation § Reactions

Domestic

  •  Hamas: Abu Obaida, the spokesman for the Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades, condemned the raid and called it a "complex war crime".
  •  Israel: Minister Israel Katz stated, "Only Israel’s enemies complained about the casualties of Hamas terrorists and their accomplices."
  •  Palestine: President Mahmoud Abbas instructed the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations to request an emergency session to the UN Security Council to discuss the repercussions of the operation and resulting deaths. Abbas emphasized the "urgent need for international intervention to halt the humanitarian catastrophe."

International

Governments

Supranational

  •  United Nations: United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres described the aftermath in graphic detail including the scenes of "shredded bodies on the ground." Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, said, "Countries that celebrate the release of four Israeli hostages without saying a word about the hundreds of Palestinians killed and thousands held in arbitrary detention by Israel, have lost moral credibility for generations and don’t deserve to be on any U.N. human rights body." UN human rights experts condemned what they described as the "umpteenth massacre by Israeli forces in Gaza" and condemned the Israeli forces for hiding in humanitarian aid trucks that were coming from the US humanitarian-aid pier. The U.N. Human Rights Office described possible war crimes committed during the operation, including possible violations of the rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution.
  •  European Union: Top European Union diplomat Joseph Borrell described the operation as a massacre.
  •  Organization of Islamic Cooperation: In a statement, the OIC condemned "the horrific massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation army, which resulted in the murder and injury of hundreds of Palestinians".
  •  Gulf Cooperation Council: Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi described the operation as a "terrorist crime that targeted unarmed civilians with unprecedented barbarism."
  • Arab Parliament: In a statement, the Arab Parliament condemned the operation, describing it as a massacre.

Humanitarian aid groups

  • The Palestine Red Crescent Society denounced the use of a humanitarian aid truck as a disguise for military operations, labeling it as a "violation of international humanitarian and customary law" and noting that such actions constitute perfidy, which is considered a war crime.
  • The Doctors Without Borders coordinator in Gaza asked, "How many more men, women and children have to be killed before world leaders decide to put an end to this massacre?" According to Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a Doctors Without Border pediatrician, colleagues in the emergency department at Al-Asqa hospital described the situation by "repeating the word massacre, massacre, massacre over and over again."
  • Oxfam called the attack a "horrifying" massacre and an "unacceptable and unconscionable price to pay".

Other

See also

Notes

  1. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 64 of those killed were children.
  2. The Israeli units involved with the operation included Yamam, the Shin Bet and Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

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