At midday, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Al-Malash residential building in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City. The whole family of journalist Eman Al-Shanti (Abed), was killed: herself, her husband and three of their four children. **Only their 13 year-old daughter Banan survived, but with serious injuries**. Israeli drones prevented rescuers and journalists from reaching the house as they were hovering over the area. Journalist Hossam Shabat [testified](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1866845861453373648) that drones dropped a bomb on locals who were trying to reach the victims, and remained there when paramedics arrived.   **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Eman Hatem Al-Shanti "Abed" (journalist) 2. Helmi Abed (Iman's husband) 3. Alma Abed (daughter) 4. Omar Abed (son) 5. Bilal Abed (son) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/refugeesps/status/1866785426960224714) [2](https://x.com/ismailalthwabta/status/1866884866748436593) [3](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866811223599141021)) **Photos**  Eman's dying wish: "*If I die, they must kill me with this weapon. I don't want to end as a corpse under the rubble and have my family suffer to find me. Not as a corpse thrown in the street for dogs and cats to eat. Not as corpse in a shroud. I don't want there photographers taking pictures of the body disrespecting the privacy of the dead. What else... The important thing is that you die evaporated; that’s the best and the most preferable option.*"  December 18, 2024: a healthcare worker tending to Banan recounts how she under excruciating pain when her dressings have to be changed, as the hospitals continue lacking anesthetics due to Israel's deliberate blockade on those and other medical supplises. **Banan is still unaware that her whole family was killed.** 

Around 2 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Khalifa family house east of Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. Seven people were killed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Muhammad Tariq Jabr Khalifa (Al-Hilal football club player) 2. Mahmoud Tariq Jabr Khalifa (24 y/o, Muhammad's brother, Ahli Al-Nuseirat football club player) 3. Tariq Jabr Khalifa (father) 4. Hanaa Khalil Khalifa (mother, 55 y/o) 5. Wafaa Tariq Jabr Khalifa (sister) 6. Marah Tariq Jabr Khalifa (sister) 7. Ghayth Youssef Nassar (nephew, 9 month-old) 8. Ahmad Youssef Nassar (nephew, 5 y/o) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/F24online/status/1866273008387490143) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1866354871751913798) [3](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1866549654323941419) [4](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866380438744268805) [5](https://x.com/leylahamed/status/1866576167949496406)) **Photos**  

Minutes before midnight, an Israeli strike targeted Al-Bayoumi family's house in Al-Hasayna area in Nuseirat camp. Seven people were killed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Abdulhamid Al-Bayoumi "Abu Nasr" (elderly) 2. Zaher Abdulhamid Al-Bayoumi 3. Mohammad Abdulhamid Al-Bayoumi 4. Suzan Al-Bayoumi "Umm Youssef" (Zaher(s wife) 5. Youssef Zaher Abdulhamid Al-Bayoumi 6. Ahmad Zaher Abdulhamid Al-Bayoumi 7. Ahmad Mohammad Abdulhamid Al-Bayoumi (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Sa7atPlBreaking/status/1866601857130570168) [2](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866614251625845024) [3](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1866756344424042800)) **Photos**    

Around 11:30 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the 3-story house of the Abu Saada family, opposite of Kamal Adwan Hospital, in Beit Lahia, where the Abu Al-Tarabish family was sheltering. 22 people were killed. The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital stated that [no victims from the house were brought to hospital](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866780912509391142) as of the netx morning, indicating that the entire family perished under the rubble. (Sources: [1](https://x.com/yaffa_ps/status/1866595835171021278) [2](https://x.com/dn_osama_rabee/status/1866605174711791845) [3](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866738450378133960) [4](https://x.com/AbuLocation/status/1866893612333543768) [5](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1866842764966535376) [6](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1866891710451814546)) **Names of the martyrs (identified):** 1. Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Al-Tarabish (Abu Amer) 2. Lulu Atta Rabie Abu Al-Tarabish (Al-Hallaq)(Umm Amer) 3. Muhammad Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Al-Tarabish (Abu Abdullah) 4. Rana Abu Al-Tarabish (Ashour) (Umm Abdullah) 5. Abdullah Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Al-Tarabish (child) 6. Karam Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Al-Tarabish (child) 7. Malak Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Al-Tarabish (child) 8. Ibrahim Muhammad Ahmad Abu Al-Tarabish (Abu Muhammad) 9. Hanafi Ahmad Abu Al-Tarabish (Abu Sameh) 10. Haniya Abu Al-Tarabish (Umm Sameh) 11. Khaled Hanafi Ahmad Abu Al-Tarabish (Abu Kinan) 12. Kinan Khaled Hanfy Abu Al-Tarabish (child) 13. Lana Khaled Hanafi Abu Al-Tarabish (child) 14. Lama Khaled Hanafi Abu Al-Tarabish (child) 15. Afaf Abu Al-Tarabish (Umm Muhammad) 16. Baraa Hamed Ahmad Abu Al-Tarabish 17. Ayat Abdurahman (Baraa's wife) 19. Mira Baraa Abu Al-Tarabish 19. Rima Baraa Abu Al-Tarabish 20. Ismail Baalousha (Abu Osama) 21. Suad Matar (Ismail's wife) 22. Amir Walid Hanafi Abu Al-Tarabish **Photos**    

Around 2 pm, Civil Defense crews retrieved the bodies of three Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike near the Kaff Moraj area, north of Rafah. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ramy Amer Hijazi 2. Raed Amer Hijazi 3. Muhammad Habib Hijazi (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866457530664132880) [2](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866464593666875785))

Day 67 of Israel's third ground invasion of the North Gaza governorate. Multiple airstrikes across different areas of Jabalia camp and Beit Lahia, in addition to intense artillery shelling. The strikes were concentrated on houses in Al-Alami neighborhood and the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Sheikh Zayed Street was also subjected to several strikes killing several people. --- List of events harming civilians, infrastructure and living conditions: ### Daytime: - Early morning: locals retrieve the bodies of 15 members of the **Kahlout family** massacred the night before in Beit Hanoun. Another 10 are presumed killed as they remain under the rubble. - Midday: **Drone strike** opposite of Al-Quds Open University in Beit Lahia. [1 killed](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866427908157210753) - 5 pm: Israeli strike on the **house** of **nurse** Adham Abdusalam Hammad near Al-Ribat mosque in Beit Lahia. [The nurse and his son were killed](https://x.com/refugeesps/status/1866503609984450811) ### Night: - Journalists reported an unprecedented **intensity of airstrikes** and detonations following movements of Israeli military vehicles that set up explosives in various locations. ([sources](https://x.com/AbdSabbah91/status/1866598661209330069)) - 11:30 pm: an Israeli airstrike targeted the 3-story house of **Al-Tarabish family** near Kamal Adwan Hospital, in Beit Lahia. [30 people presumed killed](https://x.com/dn_osama_rabee/status/1866605174711791845))

Around 7:45 pm, Israeli airstrikes targeted **multiple houses** in Izbat Beit Hanoun, which were reported to shelter a large number of displaced persons. The house belonged to Issam Ali Abu Jarad and sheltered members of the Kahlout family. 25 people were presumed killed in preliminary reports, as journalists reported that the **Kahlout family was thus wiped out from the civil registry**: the father, his four sons and their wives, and his grandchidlren were all killed. (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866184865265152393) [2](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866191651041137106) [3](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1866202013887082959) [4](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1866359463491604941)) **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Saleh Mohammed Al-Kahlout "Abu Ahmad" 2. Saleh Mohammed Al-Kahlout's wife 3. Mahmoud Ahmad Mohammad Al-Kahlout 4. Mahmoud Ahmad Mohammad Al-Kahlout's wife 5. Ahmad Saleh Mohammed Al-Kahlout *and his family* 8. Al-Abd Saleh Mohammad Al-Kahlout *and his family* 11. Saber Saleh Mohammad Al-Kahlout *and his family* 14. Hamed Saleh Mohammad Al-Kahlout *and his family* **Photos**     

Around 5 pm, an Israeli aristrike targeted the Sarhan family house east in Maghazi camp in central Gaza. Footage shows at least 8 people were injured, including 4 children. No deaths were reported. (Sources: [1](https://x.com/yaffa_ps/status/1866140685667373243) [2](https://x.com/abdallahatar/status/1866150465836326978))

Around 1 pm, an Israeli strike on Maghazi camp in central Gaza **killed 4 children** while they were playing outside of their house. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Anas Hassan Al-Suri (13 y/o) 2. Hala Misbah Al-Suri (4 y/o) 3. Abdurahman Misbah Al-Suri (6 y/o) 4. Seela Mohammad Abu Saeed (4 y/o) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/paldf/status/1866080293054042394) [2](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866094472351642061)) **Photos**      

At midday, an Israeli strike targeted the Abu Hussein Girls' school in Jabalia. According to multiple Palestinian sources, the strike led to the killing and injury of multiple people. (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1866065217756537003) [2](https://x.com/refugeesps/status/1866066761067720895) [3](https://x.com/islambader_1988/status/1866078369281872150))