Israel airstrikes on refugee camp in Gaza

Photo: Anas al-Shareef/Reuters.

The IDF confirmed that this attack was carried out to kill a Hamas commander.

The Israeli military also said late Tuesday it had killed Ibrahim Biari, one of the commanders of the October 7 attack.

However, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the group strongly denied that a leader of the group could have been present at the camp. He accused Israel of trying to justify what he called “a heinous crime against innocent people, children and women in the Jabalya refugee camp”.

Information about the airstrike and side information

Aftermath of the airstrike: Gaza’s Interior Ministry said 20 homes were “completely destroyed” in the Jabalya refugee camp. The director of the Indonesian hospital in Gaza, Dr Atef al-Kahlout, said hundreds of dead and injured people had been brought there and many more were trapped under the rubble.

Dr Mohammad alRann described the scene at the hospital as “an unimaginable scene” with “hundreds of charred bodies” and “patients and injured lying on the floor, on beds, in the corridors and lobbies of one of the largest hospitals in Gaza”.

Photo: Amy O'Kruk, CNN.

Gaza death toll continues to rise: At least 8,485 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, according to an update early Tuesday posted by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah, West Bank, citing Gaza data. The ministry also said more than 21,000 people have been injured. About 73 percent of the casualties were women, children and the elderly. During the ground operation, the Israeli military said it killed “around 50 Hamas terrorists” in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Small number of trucks carrying aid to Gaza: At least 66 trucks have crossed the border into Gaza in the past 24 hours, the largest number in a single day to date, according to the White House. The U.S. government is continuing to push for 100 trucks to enter Gaza each day. Before October 7, about 450 trucks carrying aid entered Gaza each day, according to Lynn Hastings, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the region. However, U.S. State Department spokesman Matt Miller said Tuesday that he had no new information about the Rafah crossing being opened to civilians. However, he added that “a lot of progress has been made, even in the last few hours.”

Protests at US Senate hearing: Blinken's opening remarks at a US Senate hearing on Tuesday were repeatedly interrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Within minutes of beginning his remarks, he was interrupted by someone shouting "order an immediate ceasefire" and "save the children of Gaza." Protesters in the audience also raised red painted hands. Several protesters were arrested during the hearing, according to the Metropolitan Police.

US stresses importance of protecting Palestinians: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he has “repeatedly made clear” to Israeli leaders that they need to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people. “We understand that Hamas does not represent the entire Palestinian people,” he said in opening remarks to the US Senate Appropriations Committee. “And we mourn the loss of the Palestinian people.”

Nguyen Quang Minh (according to CNN)

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