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Gaza: Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of at least 22 Palestinians, including a journalist, amid warnings of an impending communications blackout in Gaza due to fuel shortages. The Gaza Civil Defence reported eight deaths and numerous injuries from a strike on a gathering and a house in the Shuja’iyya area of Gaza City. Another airstrike on the Al-Bureij refugee camp killed seven individuals, according to Xinhua news agency.
In Khan Younis, four bodies were recovered at Nasser Hospital following aerial and artillery strikes on various locations. Additionally, Al-Awda Hospital in Al-Nuseirat reported three fatalities, including journalist Sa’ed Nabhan from Al-Ghad TV, along with six injuries from artillery and drone attacks. With Nabhan’s death, the toll of journalists killed since the conflict escalated on October 7, 2023, has now reached 203, according to Gaza’s government media office.
Gaza’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Abdul Razzaq Al-Natsha, cautioned that communication services, including internet and landlines, might be disrupted by Friday night due to fuel shortages. He highlighted that the fuel crisis, worsened by Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid, threatens emergency services and could exacerbate the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
The conflict, which began after a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, has now exceeded 460 days, resulting in over 1,200 Israeli deaths and approximately 250 hostages taken. In Gaza, Israeli military responses have led to over 46,000 Palestinian casualties, according to local health authorities.
In a separate incident on Friday, five individuals lost their lives and four others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Tayr Debba, a municipality in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, as reported by the Lebanese Health Ministry. An Israeli drone targeted a car in Tayr Debba, and the victims were subsequently transported to hospitals in Tyre.
The General Directorate of Civil Defence also reported recovering five bodies from recent Israeli strikes in Khiam, a town in eastern southern Lebanon. Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon instated on November 27, 2024, Israel has continued to carry out sporadic strikes in both southern and eastern Lebanon, resulting in casualties.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that its aircraft targeted a vehicle loaded with weapons belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, following the identification of militants loading weapons onto the truck. Earlier, the IDF discovered a multi-barrel rocket launcher, mortar shells, and other explosive devices during searches in a southern Lebanese village, along with weapons storage facilities containing shoulder-launched missiles and extensive military equipment, all of which were confiscated or dismantled.
