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| {{Main article|Nuseirat refugee camp|Nuseirat refugee camp massacre}} | {{Main article|Nuseirat refugee camp|Nuseirat refugee camp massacre}} | ||
| Nuseirat ({{langx|ar|مخيّم النصيرات}}) is a ] located in the middle of the ],<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=2019-06-16 |access-date=2024-01-07}}</ref> five kilometers north-east of ]. The Nuseirat refugee camp has been bombed repeatedly since the start of the ]. On 18 October 2023 the Grand Nuseirat Mosque was bombed and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 October 2023 |title=Bombing Worshippers Inside a Mosque in Gaza – PHOTOS |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/bombing-worshippers-inside-a-mosque-in-gaza-photos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418000945/https://www.palestinechronicle.com/bombing-worshippers-inside-a-mosque-in-gaza-photos/ |archive-date=18 April 2024 |access-date=19 October 2023 |newspaper=Palestine Chronicle}}</ref> | |||
| On 8 June 2024, the ] and ] rescued four ] held by ] in Nuseirat, including ], during ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four hostages seized at Nova festival freed in Gaza raid |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11z2j34k4o |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hjelmgaard |first1=Kim |last2=Tran |first2=Ken |last3=Santucci |first3=Jeanine |date=2024-06-08 |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/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> The ] reported that at least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in the Israeli airstrikes on the refugee camp during the operation, causing international outrage and the attack deemed a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham-Harrison |first=Emma |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 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=IDF faces increased scrutiny as more details come out in wake of deadly hostage rescue |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hostage-rescue-what-we-know-rcna156937 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> | On 8 June 2024, the ] and ] rescued four ] held by ] in Nuseirat, including ], during ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four hostages seized at Nova festival freed in Gaza raid |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11z2j34k4o |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hjelmgaard |first1=Kim |last2=Tran |first2=Ken |last3=Santucci |first3=Jeanine |date=2024-06-08 |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/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> The ] reported that at least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in the Israeli airstrikes on the refugee camp during the operation, causing international outrage and the attack deemed a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham-Harrison |first=Emma |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 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=IDF faces increased scrutiny as more details come out in wake of deadly hostage rescue |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hostage-rescue-what-we-know-rcna156937 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Dec. 2024 Israeli attack on refugee camp in Gaza| December 2024 Nuseirat refugee camp attack | |
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| Part of the Israel–Hamas war | |
  Nuseirat refugee campLocation within the Gaza Strip | |
| Location | Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Date | 12 December 2024 |
| Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 33 |
| Injured | 50 |
| Perpetrators |  Israel Defense Forces |
The December 2024 Nuseirat refugee camp attack refers to an airstrike conducted on 12 December 2024 by the Israeli Air Force on a residential block in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah Governorate, which resulted in at least 33 civilian deaths and approximately 50 injuries. The airstrike targeted a postal facility being used as a civilian shelter, and caused significant damage to adjacent residential buildings.
Background
Main articles: Nuseirat refugee camp and Nuseirat refugee camp massacreNuseirat (Arabic: مخيّم النصيرات) is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The Nuseirat refugee camp has been bombed repeatedly since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On 18 October 2023 the Grand Nuseirat Mosque was bombed and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
On 8 June 2024, the IDF and Yamam rescued four Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Nuseirat, including Noa Argamani, during a rescue operation. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in the Israeli airstrikes on the refugee camp during the operation, causing international outrage and the attack deemed a massacre.
Attack
On 12 December 2024, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike targeting a high-rise residential structure containing a postal facility, which was being used as civilian shelter for Gazans displaced due to the ongoing Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Emergency medical personnel reported that the airstrike caused the structural collapse of the high-rise with smoke rising from the debris, and caused significant damage to adjacent residential buildings.
Casualties
Two medical facilities, al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza and al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, received casualties from the strike. The strike resulted in significant civilian casualties, with at least 33 confirmed deaths and approximately 50 individuals sustaining injuries, with children comprising the majority of the wounded. The airstrike primarily impacted the al-Sheikh Ali extended family, who comprised the majority of casualties. The Palestinian Health Ministry incorporated these casualties into their broader statistics of the conflict, which by this point had documented over 44,800 Palestinian fatalities since October 2023.
Responses
The Gaza Government Media Office characterized the attack as a "barbaric and heinous massacre," emphasizing that Israeli forces had knowledge of the civilian nature of the target area. The office specifically noted the presence of residential buildings housing "civilians, children, women, and displaced persons".
Israeli authorities did not immediately issue a statement regarding the strike.
See also
References
- "Nuseirat Camp". Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- "Bombing Worshippers Inside a Mosque in Gaza – PHOTOS". Palestine Chronicle. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Four hostages seized at Nova festival freed in Gaza raid". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- Hjelmgaard, Kim; Tran, Ken; Santucci, Jeanine (2024-06-08). "Noa Argamani among 4 hostages rescued from Gaza, Israeli forces say: live updates". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- Graham-Harrison, Emma (9 June 2024). "Outrage over 'massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- "IDF faces increased scrutiny as more details come out in wake of deadly hostage rescue". NBC News. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Palestinians decry 'barbaric' Israel strike on Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "25 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Nuseirat refugee camp". euronews. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
