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Live blog: Six civilians killed in early morning Israeli shelling in Gaza
Israel’s war on Gaza, now in its 343rd day, has killed 41,118 Palestinians and wounded 95,125 others, a conservative estimate, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under the debris of bombed homes.
Several people were killed in early morning attack / Photo: AA
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Several people were killed in early morning attack / Photo: AA
Friday, September 13, 2024
0455 GMT –– Six civilians were killed and others were injured in early morning Israeli shelling of central and southern Gaza.
According to a WAFA news agency, the bodies of five civilians were recovered following an Israeli artillery strike on the Bardweel family home in the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, located in the southern part of the enclave.
Additionally, one civilian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli air strike targeting a house belonging to the Aqel family on 20th Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
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0549 GMT — Hezbollah targets military base in northern Israel
Hezbollah has said it targeted an Israeli air defence base in the Birya barracks, in northern Israel.
In a statement, the Lebanese group said its fighters launched multiple Katyusha rockets at the main air defence base under the command of Israel’s northern region, hitting the Birya barracks directly and setting parts of it on fire.
Lebanon’s National News Agency said Israeli warplanes conducted two air strikes at dawn on the southern city of Bint Jbeil.
The first strike hit a house while the second targeted a valley area.
0138 GMT — Hezbollah announces deaths of 2 members in clashes with Israel
Hezbollah has announced the deaths of two of its members in clashes with Israel in southern Lebanon, bringing the number of its members killed since Oct. 8 last year to 439.
The group noted that the two fighters were killed “on the road to Jerusalem,” referring to the border clashes with Israel.
2030 GMT — Chief of Israeli intel unit quits over October 7 failure
The commander of the Israeli army’s notorious intelligence and surveillance unit has stepped down after accepting responsibility for failing to prevent a raid by Hamas fighters on October 7 of last year.
Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, commander of the Israeli army intelligence’s Unit 8200, informed Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi of his decision to resign, accepting responsibility for the events of October 7, the daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
Sariel is one of seven top officials, including the Israeli army’s senior officials, who resigned after facing criticism over Hamas incursions on Israeli military sites and settlements that were once Palestinian farms and villages.
Sariel was appointed as the unit commander in February 2021, the Israeli website Walla said.
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1930 GMT — Israeli army chief plans to resign by December: Israeli media
As the wave of resignations continued in Israel, local media reported that Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has also set a December deadline to submit his resignation for failing to prevent Hamas raid last October.
Israel’s Channel 12 broadcaster said Halevi decided to step down at the end of this year, pending the conclusion of investigations into the Israeli military’s failure to respond effectively to the Hamas blitz.
According to the report, Halevi disclosed his plan to step down during a conversation with his associates, indicating that he believes the end of the year is an appropriate time to announce his resignation.
By late December, Tel Aviv is expected to complete its investigations into the army’s failure to thwart Hamas’ attack, the report added.
The report also claimed that by the end of December, the Israeli military is expected to have completed its preparations for an all-out war with Lebanon.
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2030 GMT — Israel kills nine Palestinians in Gaza
israeli air strikes on two homes in central and northern Gaza has killed at least nine Palestinians, including children and women, and wounded several others.
The Palestinian Civil Defense said in a statement that an Israeli warplane bombed the Shahin family’s home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing six Palestinians, including two children and an unspecified number of women.
In another statement, the Palestinian agency stated that an Israeli fighter jet struck the Hassan family’s home in the Bir al-Naja neighborhood in northern Gaza.
Following the attack, rescue teams recovered three bodies and an unspecified number of wounded people.
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SOURCE: TRTWORLD AND AGENCIES
