As Israel’s aggression expands in Deir el-Balah , civilian casualties are mounting amid the bombardment of residential houses.
Not less than 18 civilians have been killed in an Israeli air strike that bombed a home within the Nuseirat refugee camp positioned within the central Gaza Strip on Friday night. Journalist Mohammad Khalifa, 36, was amongst those that have been killed, alongside together with his spouse and three kids. Dozens of civilians have been injured.
This incident took the dying toll of journalists killed throughout the ongoing battle in Gaza to 99, in line with the Authorities Media Workplace. Israel’s battle on Gaza has been the deadliest conflict on document for journalists, in line with the New York-headquartered Committee to Defend Journalists. CPJ put the dying toll of journalists killed within the present battle at a minimal of 69 in Gaza, as of December 23.
Mohammad Khalifa’s 65-year-old father recounted Friday’s bombing to Al Jazeera. The household, he stated, was inside their dwelling, making ready to sleep when the assault occurred. “We have been sitting quietly and making ready ourselves for sleep. The home and everybody in it have been bombed,” he stated. “My eldest son was killed whereas he was working as a journalist, alongside together with his kids, and all that survived was a toddler who was one and a half years outdated”.
The daddy stated there have been about 50 individuals in the home, together with kin and buddies displaced from the north. “We’re peaceable individuals, we’ve got no political affiliation. There is no such thing as a safety or any secure place in your complete Gaza Strip.”