On October 10, minutes before 11:30 am, the [Rufaida Al-Aslamia Secondary School for Girls](https://web.facebook.com/p/مدرسة-رفيدة-الأسلمية-الثانوية-للبنات-100063737416807/?_rdc=1&_rdr), sheltering thousands of people in Deir al-Balah, was bombed by in Israeli airstrike. **Targeting Public gathering** The attack occurred during peak hours when women and children were moving to collect their daily food : Journalist [Imad Zakout](https://x.com/ImadZakout/status/1844318656488181845) reported, from eyewitnesses "*who survived the bombing, the occupation forces targeted the Rufaida School in Deir al-Balah while distributing milk to children and food to families, as there was a large crowd of mothers and children inside the school yard.”* - The school is located in a very densely populated area and near the Deir al-Balah Red Crescent Association. - During the following hours, the toll of killed and wounded increases by the minute. The dismembered bodies and human remains are brought in at the same time as the injured. - In the afternoon, there are 28 martyrs, as first toll, and dozens of injured. - The majority of casualties were women and children who had been displaced from their homes due to bombings in civilian neighborhoods. - The media office claims the Israeli army was aware the school was housing thousands of displaced people. -The situations continue to be very difficult all the day inside the emergency department of Al Aqsa hospital where medical staff are pretty much unable to provide any necessary medical intervention to save lives. - Many of the victims arriving at the hospital, their blood filled up the courtyard of the hospital the moment the door of the ambulance vehicle opened. Source : [1](https://aje.io/novgpb?update=3236643) [2](https://aje.io/novgpb?update=3237506) **Weapon** The tail actuation system of a GBU-39 Smalll Diameter Bomb was found amid the rubble. [Source](https://x.com/Easybakeovensz/status/1844525903956541843)The bomb that was dropped by the F-16 packed with **nails, packed with pieces of metal and shrapnel** that cut through the flesh and caused severe bleeding. [Source](https://aje.io/novgpb?update=3237506) **Civil defense and Ambulance crews** - At midday, Civil defense and ambulances crews are still rescuing bodies under the rubble. The scenes are horrifying. [Palestine Red Crescent teams](https://x.com/PalestineRCS/status/1844315926868656285) responded to 28 fatalities and 54 injuries following the Israeli occupation army’s targeting of Rafida School, located near the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters in Deir Al-Balah, in central. The injuried toll was 92 at the end of the afternoon. **Medecins sans frontières - Doctors without borders [statement](https://x.com/MSF_canada/status/1844440227546546242)** *"60 patients, including 5 children severly injured, where brought to the Al Aqsa hospital. The staff is feeling helpless. There are no beds, and enough supply to treat the wounded. We don't even have sterile gauze left", says Eliza Sabatini, Doctors Without Borders nurse in Gaza.This is the second time in the span of a week that the Al Aqsa hospital has received an influx of severely wounded patients due to Israeli airstrikes. Israel must immediately stop its all-out war on people in Gaza."* **Gaza’s Health Ministry statement :** “The Israeli occupation committed a new massacre by targeting the displaced in the Rufaida school in the Deir el-Balah area in the central governorate this afternoon, where 28 martyrs and more than 54 injuries arrived at the hospitals,” the [ministry said](https://aje.io/novgpb?update=3236734). This is the third attack on a school over the past week in Deir al-Balah. **Testimony of the distress and chaos inside the school and in the hospital :** According to one of [Al Jazeera correspondant](https://aje.io/novgpb?update=3237506) : *"People search the bodies for family members after Israeli attack on school shelter. We’re still seeing more of the surviving family members who rushed to the hospital to check for their children and check for their family members to see if they were among the casualties or not. Some of them are still missing. We saw one mother going through the bodies, just looking for anything that could lead to the body of her son. She said there is a birthmark – that she’s going to continue to search. Another person was looking for the body of his wife, who happened to be at that evacuation centre when it was targeted. She was given an appointment to go pick up formula milk for her newly born child that happened to be distributed at this evacuation centre. She was in the morgue of Al-Aqsa Hospital. He was able to recognise the body from the clothes that she was wearing."* [Names of the martyrs (identified):](https://x.com/taqadomy_ps/status/1844483197612196160) 1. Abdullah Abdul Hakim Joda (19 years old) 2. Ahmed Jameel Salman (40 years old) 3. Ilham Hussein Al-Kafarna (40 years old) 4. [Salem Ruwaishid Al-Waqadi](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1844803822658506967) (26 years old, policeman) 5. Sumaya Younis Al-Kafarna (87 years old) 6. Mohammed Jamal Hamouda (40 years old) 7. Hossam Abdullah Al-Agha (32 years old) 8. Ahmed Adel Hamouda (58 years old) 9. Marwan Abdulaziz Al-Assar (60 years old) 10. Mohammed Saeed Nassar (43 years old) 11. Mohamed Salah Timraz (47 years old) 12. Zainab Raafat Al-Sultan (27 years old) 13. Khaled Mohammed Abu Khousa (60 years old) 14. Suleiman Muhammad Abu Khousa (65 years old) 15. Mahmoud Kamel Abu Taym (28 years old) 16. Mahmoud Basem Hijazi (23 years old) 17. Ali Mahmoud Baalousha (40 years old) 18. Atiya Raed Baraka (17 years old) 19. Ghaida Yousef Abu Rahma (24 years old) 20. Munther Mohammed Salman (31 years old) 21. Abeer Jameel Aql (Dawas) (32 years old) 22. Najwan Rabie Ahmed Al Sultan (35 years old) 23. Mila Alaa Al Sultan (6 years old) 24. Musa Ali Al-Samak (23 years old) 25. Youssef Atiyeq Masmah (41 years old) 26. Suad Muhammad Youssef Rizq (66 years old)

[Eyewitness](https://x.com/mohshoaibfarra/status/1844015643504636128), pharmacist Mohammad Shoaib Al-Farra reported: *"Targeting now in front of my eyes, at Bani Suhaila roundabout. Martyrs' remains on the ground!"* Shortly after [5pm](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844022491817406698), on October 9th, 2024, two cars were struck in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, [killing 7 people.](https://x.com/paldf/status/1844042845096923257) [PHOTO](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844020528732156133) *"Martyrs and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling near Bani Suhaila roundabout east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip."* [PHOTOS](https://x.com/WaelAboOmer/status/1844028364010733705) *"3 martyrs arrived at Nasser Hospital after two cars were targeted near Salah al-Din Street at Bani Suhaila roundabout, east of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip."* [Names of the martyrs (identified):](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1844286355880411351) 1. Tamer Abdullah Mansour 2. Abdullah Ibrahim Shahda Baraka 2. Shamil Mohammed Ali Suleiman Baraka (child) 3. Ahmad Sobhi Mohammed Al-Awiti 4. Sanaa Mohammed Ali Al-Awiti 5. Soma Mohammed Mohammed Baroud 6. Ahmed Noman Abu Halima

**On october 9**, On Wednesday, Israeli special forces assassinated four Palestinian young men, and injured one, after targeting their vehicle in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. ## Perfidy to lead an extrajudicial execution [Media sources](https://imemc.org/article/undercover-israeli-forces-assassinate-four-palestinians-in-nablus/) said that an undercover Israeli unit (Musta’ribeen) infiltrated the eastern area of Nablus city, on Wednesday afternoon, and fired many live rounds at a vehicle, executing all four men inside.The Arab 48 News website quoted witnesses who said that *“the sounds of heavy gunfire were heard near the eastern market in Nablus, and then soldiers were seen who were apparently riding in a civilian vehicle and wearing civilian clothes, firing at a Palestinian civilian vehicle from all sides.”* The army sent several military reinforcements to Nablus city from Jerusalem Street, to facilitate the special forces’ withdrawal from Faisal Street. **Perfidy **is specifically prohibited under the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, which states 1. It is prohibited to kill, injure or capture an adversary by resort to perfidy. Acts inviting the confidence of an adversary to lead him to believe that he is entitled to, or is obliged to accord, protection under the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, with intent to betray that confidence, shall constitute perfidy. The following acts are examples of perfidy: (...) (c) The feigning of civilian, non-combatant status. “Perfidy involves the killing or injury of an adversary in a manner that first invites but then betrays their confidence in a protection offered by the law of armed conflict,” says Sari. “In the present case, feigning to be medical personnel or civilians, both of whom enjoy protections under the law [would be perfidious].” Israel is one of the few countries (and the U.S. is another) that has not ratified Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, a 1977 amendment that specifically bans perfidy. However, perfidy is also illegal under customary international law. Sari points out that the Israeli Supreme Court has accepted that Israel is bound by customary international law. **Sources :** [1](https://theintercept.com/2024/01/31/israel-west-bank-hospital-raid/), [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidy#cite_note-10) ## Hamas statement It quoted the Islamic Resistance movement Hamas, who called the Israeli assassination operation, a *“heinous Zionist crime added to the occupation’s record of terrorism,”* affirming that *“the resistance in Nablus and all the governorates of the West Bank will remain unbreakable” despite “the brutality of the occupation.”* ## Casualties : The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain men as - Issam Mohammad Suleiman Salaj, 30 - Abdul Halim Mohammad Nasser, 43 - Salim Izz al-Din Mahmoud Abu Saada, 40 - Naim Mohammad Raji Abdul Hadi, 32. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said their ambulance crews transported the bodies of the slain men to the Rafidia Governmental Hospital in Nablus, in addition to a young man who sustained injuries to the head and chest as a result of shrapnel from live rounds.

On October 9, in the afternoon, the IDF carried out three separate attacks targeting different journalist teams during their live coverage of the Israeli assault on North Gaza. ## Abu Sharkh area: Mohammed Al-Tanani murdered & Tamer Lubbad injured Palestinian photojournalist Mohammed Al-Tanani was killed by Israeli snipers while reporting on the Israeli ground invasion of the Jabalia camp. His colleague Tamer Lubbad, also a correspondent for Al-Aqsa TV, was injured. On the same day, the IDF completely closed off all access to and from Jabalia and fired at anyone attempting to leave. Journalists documenting the scenes started referring to the Abu Sharkh roundabout as the "Death Intersection/Roundabout." Al-Tanani’s body was retrieved despite Israeli occupation forces targeting the rescue teams. Palestinian Red Crescent crews transported the casualties to Al-Ahli Hospital. The moment Al-Aqsa TV cameraman Mohammed Al-Tanani was targeted. Video [by Yahya Alfarra on Instagram](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1844033990937677904) **Journalist Emad Ghaboun (@EmadGhaboun) tribute :** *"[The body of the martyr](https://x.com/EmadGhaboun/status/1844049066952720644), fellow journalist Muhammad al-Tanani, after fulfilling his media duty, was assassinated today by the occupying forces. Your work as a journalist in Gaza means you could be killed by the occupation at any time.*" ## Al-Saftawi: Fadi Al-Wahidi injured and paralyzed Al-Jazeera photojournalist Fadi Al-Wahidi was shot in the neck by an Israeli dronewho chased him and colleagues while they were fleeing the area near Osama Bin Zaid School. The injury made him paraplegic as confirmed by his firend and colleague [Anas Al-Sharif](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1844404279672447040):*"Today, I stand next to Fadi while he is in a coma, after he had been standing in front of me and surrounding me from all sides, so that the picture was conveyed with the utmost professionalism. Today, unfortunately, doctors informed us that Fadi has become permanently paralyzed."* - Testimony of journalist Islam Badr rushing to evacuate Fadi: "Those were difficult moments. We were in an area that was not sbuject to evacuation orders and far from clashes, wearing our press attire. However, Israelis shot at us directly, twice, to ensure we were hit and unfortunately, they succeeded. The army didn’t stop firing even after Fadi fell. I went back to get him, and unfortunately, he was unconscious."*  Islam shared more details in his [report](https://x.com/AlarabyTV/status/1844037221915209741) Anas al-Sharif and Hossam Shabat, who were also on the scene testified that the group of journalists worked in a safe place, far from any dangerous places and clashes when they were targeted. Hossam Shabat "*I took this [photo](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1844565786259583330) of Fadi moments before he was shot and he was directly targeted. He told me not to take risks and not to advance into the dangerous zone, but Fadi was targeted in the zone which was a thousand meters from danger. It is clear from this that the attacks were aimed at journalists."* [Testimony of Anas Al-Sharif](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1844046408787136717) (Al Jazeera Corespondant) *"The doctor told me a short while ago that my brother and beloved Fadi Al-Wahidi's health condition is very serious and he needs urgent surgery. The X-ray image that was just taken showed a rupture in the cervical vertebrae of the spine… …and the operation may also result in hemiplegia that may affect our colleague Fadi, God forbid. Praying for Fadi's safety and recovery. There is no power nor strength save with Allah"*   *Sequence showing the attack against Fadi Al-Wahidi, including the moments right before, as well as the evacuation right after he was shot. (Credit: Composite created using footage from various phones and satellite imagery from Google Earth).* ## Journalist Omar Al-Balaawi murdered at home by a drone Later in the day, Palestinian journalist and English teacher Omar Al-Balaawi was killed by drone fire while he was at the window of his home on Al-Jalaa Street, Gaza City. [His last social media post](https://x.com/cheriblossom__/status/1844188093911580838) reads: *"We will remain steadfast, we will not leave except to heaven #North Gaza."* ## Updates on Fadi Al-Wahidi's conditions: On October 11, Fadi awoke from his coma, but Israel would continue denying global appeals to allow him to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment. In protest his mother afflicted with cancer entered a hunger strike on November 16, 2024, and suffered health complications shortly after. Fadi continued sharing desperate appeals until, **after 122 days Israel finally allowed him to leave Gaza for treatment** on February 8, 2025, three weeks into the ceasefire Mid March 2025, Fadi was receiving treatment in Qatar 

Shortly before [10:30am](https://x.com/paldf/status/1843915059262828948), and then again at about [2:30pm](https://x.com/qudsn/status/1843977689394471241) a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted displacement tents in the courtyard of Al Yemen Assaeed Hospital, in Jabalia. A large number of casualties were reported in the first moments after the bombing, reflecting the scale of the massacre. Casualties were taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital, which itself had received IDF threats the night before to completely evacuate within 24 hours. The road **from the hospital to Al Ahli Baptist Hospital was also destroyed by the IDF on October 8th**, preventing any transfers of casualties. Immediately after the second strike, [fire](https://x.com/Qudsn_Brk/status/1843978706051801512) broke out amongst the tents. Civil Defense struggled to control the flames, especially after the occupation began [shooting at them.](https://x.com/ZaidAlsalman6/status/1844029843236872596) [17 people](https://x.com/taqadomy_ps/status/1844096474906349986) were confirmed killed and another 17 injured in the Israeli massacre. Victims were **shredded** and **charred**. [Their names:](https://x.com/taqadomy_ps/status/1844096474906349986) 1. Mahmoud Khamis Awad 2. Mustafa Adham Muhammad Al-Maqadma 3. Muhammad Saud Abu Al-Eish 4. Karam Salah Abu Daher 5. Bilal Bashir Al-Sharafi 6. Saher Farid Abu Rashid 7. Intisar Ramadan Al-Darini 8. Muhammad Ibrahim Bahader 9. Ali Ibrahim Bahader 10. Rahaf Ahmed Ibrahim Bahader 11. Doaa Amin Bahader 12. Saeed Tayseer Sababa 13. Muhammad Saeed Sababa 14. Samah Khader Sababa (Salem) 15. Amjad Ziyad Abdurrahman Aziz 16. Asaad Youssef Saeed Abu Hazaa 17. Othman Al-Khatib At 6pm, the IDF struck **Al Yemen Assaeed** Hospital **again**. Specifically, the target was a group of people in front of the [entrance](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844030812456628342). A member of the [Civil Defense was injured](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844044556565938525) and 3 people were killed: 1. Hamza Abu Mahadi 2. Imad Al-Wahidi 3. Rami Abu Shahada Shortly after [7pm](https://x.com/paldf/status/1844045803842851229) an occupation drone fired an additional 4 missiles in the vicinity of the hospital. #### PHOTOS: - [Smoke column from afar](https://x.com/AbdSabbah91/status/1843987486915395635/photo/1) - [View of burned, deestroyed tents](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843999275237466445/photo/1) - [6pm child casualty](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844032515281125679) - [Victims of 6pm follow-up massacre](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844040340204126415).

Day 5 of the third Israeli ground incursion in Jabalia. Since early morning journalists reported an intensification of the siege enforced by more artillery shelling, drone murders and closing off the last way out of Jabalia with a sand barrier. There were multiple reports of people being shot by the IDF while trying to leave, debunking Israeli claims of any ["humanitarian corridor"](https://x.com/Mahmoud_Bassam8/status/1843964542482542655). Journalists noted that the situation on the ground is worse than what little footage that manages to get out shows. ## Morning: - Continued **artillery** shelling around **Kamal Adwan** Hospital [Footage](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843860878619488381) - Mangled bodies recovered after an Israeli assault in Al-Fakhoura area in jabalia [GRAPHIC](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843912101729055016) - **Last path out of Jabalia** at the Abu Sharkh roundabout was **cut off by IDF sand barriers** [Photo](https://x.com/Hassan_hamad77/status/1843926656752189515) - in Gaza City: Israeli **drones continue murdering any one that moves** by shooting them or dropping explosives, mainly in Zaytoun and Shujaiya [neighborhoods](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843940402988269731) ## Midday - 3 people killed and 15 injured in an airstrike on **Al-Rafii school** in Jabalia al-Balad [Source](https://x.com/Mohamed_qraiqea/status/1843948098013520015) - 2 people killed in an Israeli strike in **front of Al-Fakhoura school** in Jabalia [Source](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843945930158117370) - 10 casualties, dead and injured, **shot by IDF while trying to leave Jabalia** through Abu Sharkh roundabout[Source](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843962287763415153) - Israeli strike on **Abu-Zarr family house** near the Civil Defense HQ in Jabalia. [6 casualties reported](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843962602977955961), 4 of whom were killed: father Nafez Abu Zarr and his 3 sons Ahmad, Amjad and Amir - Israel denies WHO convoy access to evacuate patients from Kamal Adwan hospital - IDF carries out a **strike** on **displacement tents in Al Yemen Assaeed Hospital** in Jabalia [PHOTO](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843978470290083873). **16 people were killed** and 17 injured. Many bodies were found **shredded and charred**. Casualties taken to Kamal Adwan hospital, which is also under an IDF evacuation order issued the night before - Minutes before 5 p.m., A [photo](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844014778924081628) circulated of a young man carrying killed friend, Amjad Aziz, in a wheelbarrow due to the siege and threatening of ambulances. Amjad was killed when the IDF struck a **water truck in Beit Lahia** - Around 4:30pm, the IDF **targeted 2 journalists working for Al-Aqsa TV** (aka Seraj TV) while reporting from the Abu Sharkh roundabout. [Correspondent Tamer Lubbad was wounded while his cameraman Mohammed Al-Tanani was killed](https://x.com/islambader_1988/status/1844010931262738933) - Moments later, an Israeli **drone chased down journalist teams** (Al-Jazeera and Al Araby teams) in Saftawi area in Gaza City, and **shot Fadi Alwhidi in the neck**. Colleagues rushed him to the [Baptist Hospital](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1844022011997352162) ## Evening - Israeli attack on the **Bahader family** home in Jabalia camp. [5 killed](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844021424882954342) - At 6 p.m., the IDF struck **Al Yemen Assaeed** Hospital **again**. Specifically the target was a group of people in front of the [entrance](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844030812456628342). 3 people were [killed](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844040340204126415). [Photo of child casualty](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844032515281125679) - 7 p.m.: **journalist Omar Khalil Al-Balaawi** was **shot dead** by Israeli drone while he was standing at the window of his house on Al-Jalaa Street - **Al-Rafii school** targeted again during the day as the IDF throws smoke and gas bobms inside. - IDF **artillery** shelling on **Fatima bint Asad** school while people were sheltering inside. Reports of [deaths and injuries](https://x.com/islambader_1988/status/1844060066644885811) - 3 houses struck on Al-Hawja street in Jabalia. [3 killed:](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1844080760577458493) 1. Saad Fadl Ahmed Salem 2. Bahaa Misbah Zaqout 3. Baraa Misbah Zaqout ## Night - Death toll: 37 martyrs and 62 wounded arrived at [Kamal Adwan Hospital](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1844089136057348363)

A [morning](Strike on a group of civilians in Khirbet al-Adas. [6 casualties](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1843552363795362278) Israeli strike targeted a group of people in Khirbat al-Adas, north of Rafah. About an hour later, 8people were confirmed killed and Brought to [Nasser Medical Complex](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1843571721904808280) in Khan Younis. [Names of the martyrs](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843585951735656952) 1. Yasser Mohammed Al-Nahhal 2. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Nahhal 3. Samer Mohammed Al-Nahhal 4. Rani Fathi Dahir 5. Khalil Al-abd Ahmed Abu Zayd 6. Khaled Yaqoub Al-Namla 7. Yazan Ahmad Al-Nahhal 8. Rami Osama Khatee

On the fourth day of its third ground invasion in Jabalia, the IDF continued strengthening its position, effectively completing a siege of Jabalia, and effecting more control on the areas around it. The Israeli army's actions outline its intention to force those who remained in the north to leave by making the conditions even more unbearable and sowing terror. - People complying with displacement orders were shot (captured in video) - At least three schools ordered to evacuate and bombed within 5 minutes - Combined strikes around Kamal Adwan hospital throughout the day, culminating in a complete evacuation order within 24 hours of Jabalia's key hospitals - Last bakery in Jabalia direct targeted by tank and destroyed in subsequent fire that broke out - Obstructed the work of ambulances: blocked for 2 hours, crew detained - Continued combined use of artillery shelling, helicopters, airstrikes, snipers, and drones dropping explosives or shooting people on the streets or at home Below is a timeline of key events and crimes perpetrated throughout the day --- ## Morning Journalists documented the **IDF shooting people during their displacement** [Source 1](https://x.com/ImadZakout/status/1843558236487569426) [Source 2](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843582111179255880) [Source 3]() ## Midday: - Israeli drone drops bombs over Zaytoun neighborhood [One child (girl) killed and other injuries](https://x.com/AbdSabbah91/status/1843580082654240883) - Artillery shelling focused on Al-Sikka and Kishko streets - Strike on a **group of people** at Abu Al-Jadyan junction in [Beit Lahia](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843587828208545950) - Continued **artillery** shelling, especially around **Kamal Adwan Hospital** ([Photo](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843590100695036214/photo/1)) - **Manoun family** house bombed in Jabalia al-Balad. [7 people killed](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843595684311904606) - The **road** that ambulances used to transfer serious cases from **Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al Ahli Baptist Hospital was cut off** by an Israeli strike on a house near Abu Sharkh intersection [Source](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843611392458518822) - **Helicopters** opened fire on **homes** in Beit Lahia. Casualties reported - **Gaza City situation:** - People **injured while at home** in Zaytoun neighborhood - This was a result of **artillery** shelling combined with **quadcopters** dropping explosive and incendiary bombs - Dangerous areas of Zaytoun: the orchard of Hajj Adel Al-Shawwa and in the vicinity of Wadi Al-Arais Street, Kishko Street and Al-Sikka Street. - Israeli drones open fire and dropping explosives at anyone around houses, agricultural lands, and between the rubble - People forced to flee to western areas - **Healthcare situation:** hospitals issued an **urgent final appeal to bring in fuel** and prevent collapse of medical care in north Gaza. ## Afternoon: - An **ambulance** was [targeted](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843624444670935106) and damaged while transporting two injured people - Footage emerged of strikes around Kamal Adwan hospital and people being trapped inside the small compound - Israeli strike on a house **near Al-Khulafa Mosque** in Jabalia - [4 people killed](https://x.com/AHM3D_HAMDAN/status/1843631217524257236) in an Israeli attack **near the Civil Defense HQ** in Jabalia - Violent airstrike on **Salah-Din School** in al-Daraj neighborhood, Gaza City. The school was reportedly [evacuated] (https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843647611640975535) but only given 5 minutes. A woman filmed the bombing and was [lightly injured](https://x.com/hamza198708/status/1843654820919685155) - Artillery shelling on **Al-Shalfouh bakery** in al-Faluja. [Fire broke out](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1843653982138577246) - Group of people targeted **near Al-Awda Hospital** in Tal Al-Zaatar neighborhood. One person killed, [Ahmad Nasser Al-Bar'i](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843670591897022847), and a number of wounded, including one clinically dead [Source](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843658177637953960) ## Evening - Strike on **Necmettin Erbakan school** in Jabalia al-Balad. [1 person killed](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843678016595198373) - Group of people struck at **Al-Halabi roundabout** in Jabalia Al-Nazla. [one person killed and injuries](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843682571215090175) - Soldiers **detained a paramedic and obstructed the evacuation of five patients** from the nursery of Kamal Adwan Hospital, including a critical case. The **ambulance was stopped for over two hours** near the Civil Administration east of Jabalia camp [Source](https://x.com/ImadZakout/status/1843684429165932940) - IDF forces set up a **barrier on Salah-Din street**, near the Civil Administration, equipped with **cameras and speakers, and drones**, and carry out searches of people [Source](https://x.com/ImadZakout/status/1843687512138756210) - [Testimony](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843693239162769581) from journalist Anas Al-Sharif: "*The situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic, and people are living in a state of terror and **great fear**. Everyone is surrounded, and whoever does not die from shells and missiles is targeted by drones if he tries to enter or leave the camp. All entrances to Jabalia camp are surrounded by tanks, and residents have been threatened to evacuate their homes and head towards southern Gaza via a road that the occupation claims is safe. A road where citizens are https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843693239162769581, according to what we received from eyewitnesses.*" - Jabalia is completely [besieged](https://x.com/AHM3D_HAMDAN/status/1843700959710515234) - The IDF **ordered the complete evacuation of all Jabalia hospitals**, namely Kamal Adwan, Al-Awda, and the Indonesian hospitals within [24 hours](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843716491381788833) - The **Al-Shalfouh bakery** in al-Faluja burned down due to Israeli artillery shelling. It was the [last bakery standing in Jabalia](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843727995930062962). Fire has been consuming the bakery from 3pm to 10pm. ## Night - Multiple explosions from IDF blowing up buildings in Altwam area in Jabalia - Intensified artillery and drone activity starting midnight in Al-Alami area and Al-Sikka street in Jabalia - Drones shoot at homes in Beit Lahia - Artllery shelling around Kamal Adwan Hospital - Dozens of people **killed in the streets** but no rescue can reach them due to the danger [Source](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1843793354124906668) - Israeli strike on a **house** next to the stalls market in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. 9 people killed, [wiping out](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843792023314460710) the **Farahat family**

Fawwar camp is the southernmost camp in the West Bank, located approximately eight kilometres south of Hebron. The population in Fawwar camp has more than tripled since its establishment. The Israeli settlement of Beit Haggay and an Israeli military camp are located only a few kilometres away from Fawwar camp. An Israeli military watchtower is situated at the entrance of the camp. As a consequence, incursions, camp closures and clashes between young camp residents and the Israeli military are current. Residents in Fawwar camp previously depended almost entirely on access to Israel for employment opportunities. The current inaccessibility of the Israeli labour market has thus severely affected employment levels and the economic situation in the camp, contributing to the camp’s high levels of unemployment and poverty. Source [1](https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/west-bank/fawwar-camp)

## Various investigations about torture in detention centers ### A. **On October 25, 2023,** the *Association for Civil Rights in Israel, HaMoked, Adalah, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel* petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice (HCJ) to stop the violation of the basic rights of Palestinian “security” prisoners who had been arrested and tried before the war. The organizations argued that the emergency policy in this matter has been established contrary to the Prison Ordinance, and causes severe and ongoing harm to the health and minimal living conditions of the prisoners, which the State in obligated to provide. In the petition, the organizations address the prolonged denial of the prisoners’ right to talk with their attorneys, the hours-long disconnection of electricity and water supplies, and the denial of access to medical treatment and more; this, alongside reports of severe violence. The organizations stated that this policy which amounts to cruel punishment, has been implemented with complete lack of transparency, pursuant to orders issued in obscurity, without making public the aims and contents of this policy. In the petition, the organizations claimed that protection of prisoners’ rights and the prevention of arbitrary denial of rights, also and especially in times of war, is a vital condition for the preservation of a civilized society, which also protects the rights of those who have transgressed against it. [Source ](https://hamoked.org/document.php?dID=Updates2379) **On November 23, 2023,** the High Court of Justice dismissed a petition by **HaMoked and human rights groups** to reverse harsh conditions imposed on Palestinian security prisoners after the outbreak of war. The petition was rejected without a hearing, leaving prisoners without judicial protection of their rights. **Severe Prison Conditions are denounced** The prisoners face overcrowding, the limited water, the restricted access to daily yard time and showers, the inadequate food, the bans on purchasing essential items. Many prisoners have lost 20–40 kilograms due to insufficient food. Contact with family, lawyers, and external entities (e.g., ICRC) is severely restricted. Courts dismissed numerous prisoner petitions without thorough review, often citing procedural grounds. Some cases were dismissed due to prisoner transfers or releases, requiring new petitions for similar conditions in other facilities. State Promises Unmet: Despite State declarations allowing minimal yard time (1 hour) and short showers (15 minutes), implementation remains inconsistent.Essential hygiene products and adequate food remain insufficient in many cases. Supreme Court Appeals: HaMoked submitted multiple appeals, three of which were rejected.Justice Kabub noted potential for future petitions to challenge the Israel Prison Service’s (IPS) failure to meet obligations, signaling possible shifts in burden of proof. [Source](https://hamoked.org/document.php?dID=Updates2413) ### B. **On August 2024, B'tselem published an important report**, *'[Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps'](https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell_eng.pdf)*, The Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem collects the testimonies of 55 released prisoners and relatives of inmates who point out the mistreatment to which Palestinian prisoners are subjected. B’Tselem asserts that the Israeli prison system has transformed into a network of torture camps, operating with impunity and without accountability. The report calls for immediate action from the Israeli government to cease these practices and comply with international legal standards. The report argues that these practices contravene international human rights and humanitarian laws, including the prohibition of torture and the right to humane treatment. The report highlights widespread practices such as physical and psychological violence, sexual assault, sleep deprivation, forced strip searches, denial of medical care, and food deprivation. Testimonies describe overcrowded cells, with some holding up to 14 prisoners intended for six, and inadequate access to basic necessities. These actions are described as part of a deliberate and institutionalized policy. All of these pre-existing torture increased in every detention facilities since October 7, as a retaliation and collective punishment policy. B’Tselem criticizes the Israeli government's use of emergency regulations to justify the suspension of legal rights, including the denial of access to legal counsel and family visits. This has led to prolonged periods without judicial review, effectively isolating detainees from external oversight. ### *D. On October 2024, an article is released on [Haaretz](https://archive.ph/vlgvi)* On the night of September 18–19, 2024, Israeli forces raided the Al-Fawar refugee camp in the West Bank, a remote settlement with no local armed groups. About 30 residents were detained, with 27 released the next day. Soldiers stormed homes in the early hours, breaking doors and windows, confiscating IDs and phones, and forcing families to kneel. Residents reported widespread physical and psychological abuse, including beatings, sexualized humiliation, threats to expel family members to Gaza, and destruction of property. Disabled and elderly residents were not spared, and food and medication were thrown away or taken. The raid left families traumatized, compounding the ongoing economic hardship, partial siege, and daily insecurity that continue to affect the camp. While the IDF described the operation as targeting “terror activists,” local accounts depict a night of intimidation and systematic abuse, highlighting the persistent vulnerability of Palestinian civilians in Al-Fawar ### **E. On November 20, 2024, Statement of Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt:** "Multiple reports appeared this year have revealed shocking facts and abuses at the Sde Teiman detention center, where Palestinians kidnapped in Gaza are held without charge/trial, reportedly mistreated, abused and even raped. Despite the serious allegations, in September the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled to keep Sde Teiman open, while instructing compliance with the Detainees' Rights Law (which does not stand int'l law scrutiny). Two important considerations: 1. There is an urgent call for @ICRC, the European Union, and other officials to inspect any Israeli facilities where Palestinians are detained, reportedly mistreated/brutally abused and often killed. 2. While the reported facts about the treatment of Palestinian detainees may qualify as war crimes & crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute, **they should be considered holistically as part of the totality of conduct revealing the intent of a state to commit genocide**. This is discussed in my recent report to the UN: Genocide as Colonial Erasure." ### **F. On November 24, an article published on Hebrew newspaper Haaretz**: A quarter of Palestinian prisoners have been infected with scabies in recent months following a widespread outbreak in occupation prisons. [source ](https://x.com/PalpostN/status/1860996280412971242) ### **G. On December 23, 2024, the +972mag released an investigation article "‘My hands are paralyzed from torture’:** Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp" sheds light on the brutal conditions faced by Palestinian detainees at **Israel’s Ofer Camp**, a facility established during the ongoing conflict. Testimonies from detainees, shared with Israeli human rights group HaMoked, describe severe physical abuse, including regular beatings, electric shocks, and handcuffing for 24 hours a day. Detainees are subjected to forced kneeling, beatings, and electric shocks, with minimal food and hygiene. The camp, located in the West Bank, is home to Palestinians classified as “unlawful combatants” and is part of Israel's detention system for individuals accused of supporting terrorism. Lawyers report that detainees are often subjected to long periods of shackling and overcrowded cells, leading to significant health issues, including skin diseases and extreme weight loss. Many detainees, like Rami, are released without charges after enduring intense physical and psychological suffering. Despite Israeli claims that conditions comply with legal standards, testimonies highlight systemic torture and violation of detainees’ rights. One detainee, Rafiq, reported that his hands became paralyzed due to torture, and others suffer from severe physical and mental trauma. The conditions have drawn international concern, although media coverage of Ofer Camp remains limited. [source ](https://www.972mag.com/ofer-camp-torture-gaza-detainees/) ### **H. On October 14, 2025, The Guardian published an article titled “'Cruellest forms of torture': freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail” (October 14, 2025) ** The Guardian details the harrowing experiences of Palestinian detainees, including Naseem al-Radee and Mohammed al-Asaliya, who were recently released from Israeli prisons after spending over 22 months in detention without formal charges. Their accounts reveal systematic torture, medical neglect, and inhumane living conditions such as overcrowded cells, lack of medical care, contaminated food, and deliberate abuse including beatings, psychological torture, and starvation. Al-Radee and al-Asaliya describe physical and emotional trauma inflicted by guards using dogs, pepper spray, and cold exposure, along with psychological tactics like constant loud music. Both suffered severe weight loss and health deterioration. Eyad Qaddih, a hospital official in Gaza, confirmed that many released detainees exhibited visible signs of torture and required emergency care. Legal changes following the October 2023 Hamas attack have facilitated mass administrative detentions of Gaza residents, with human rights groups like B’Tselem and PCATI denouncing the spike in prisoner abuse as a deliberate Israeli policy. Despite surviving prison, Radee faced a final devastating loss—his wife and most of his children were killed during his detention. The article underscores the deep physical and psychological toll of incarceration under current Israeli practices. [Source](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/14/freed-palestinians-describe-horrors-of-israeli-jail) ### **I. On October 18, 2025, AL Jazeera complied the testimonies about torture in the framework of the exchanges of hostages and the return of 135 Palestinian bodies.** Torture and Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners by Israel (Al Jazeera, Oct 18, 2025): Testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners and the condition of bodies returned to Gaza reveal severe torture, abuse, and possible executions in Israeli custody. 135 bodies were handed back, many blindfolded, bound, burned, or mutilated, with some still showing signs of restraint. Palestinian officials and rights groups accuse Israel of systematic torture, calling it a war crime. The Palestinian Health Ministry said several corpses bore signs of beating, burning, or missing organs. Human rights organizations, including Physicians for Human Rights Israel, reported hundreds of documented torture cases and deaths from beatings or medical neglect. Recently released detainees described blindfoldings, starvation, sexual assault, and extreme physical abuse inside facilities like Sde Teiman, where a video showed guards gang-raping a prisoner. Others emerged emaciated, bruised, or disabled, including one man who lost his eyesight from beatings. About 9,000 Palestinians remain imprisoned, including Marwan Barghouti, who allegedly suffered a brutal beating in September. Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees prisons, has publicly encouraged harsher treatment of detainees, saying that “summer camps for terrorists are over.” Israel has not commented on the allegations, while the Red Cross only confirmed its role in transferring the bodies. [source](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/18/what-we-know-about-the-torture-abuse-of-palestinian-prisoners-by-israel)