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Beit Lahia massacre (Oct 26, Abu Shudq, Al-Masry and Salman families)

Gaza, Beit Lahia, North Gaza 26 October, 2024
At least 35 martyred
Around 7:30 pm, Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential block in Beit Lahia. The residential block was near the western roundabout and consisted of **five houses** belonging to the Abu Shudq, Al-Masry, and Salman families. ### Context This was the second large-scale massacre perpetrated under a week in Beit Lahia, as the October 20 massacre led to around 120 casualties, at leats a third of which were killed. Journalist Anas Al-Sharif received calls from families begging him to alert rescue crews so they could come and rescue the victims. Over the previous few days, Israel had engineered a total collapse of healthcare in North Gaza through a combination of actions: detention of medical staff, siege and shelling of hospitals, destruction of roads leading to hospitals, forced displacement of civil defense from the North governorate, and the total blockade of medical aid. In these conditions, civilians took it upon themselves to rescue and evacuate whoever they could. Yet, rescuers were shot at by Israeli drones. Journalists reported that many victims would ultimately bleed to death in such conditions. Dr.[Hassan Al-Baba](https://x.com/Islam_W_News/status/1850414388005548244), Director of the Holy Quran and Sunnah House in Beit Lahia, who holds a doctorate in international law, was among the victims, joining his mother, sister and two daughters who were martyred two weeks before. The next morning, civilians were still leading [search and rescue efforts](https://x.com/Dr_Muneer1/status/1850445782312198331) with any means available ### Names of the martyrs (identified): 1. [Dr. Hassan Al-Baba](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1850300470926983247) **Abu Shudq family** 2. Al-Mukhtar Abu Jameel Abu Shudq 3. [Mohammed Jamal Abu Shudq](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1850482250527199715/photo/2) 4. Saadi Abu Shudq *and his family* 5. Shaimaa Saadi Abu Shudq 6. Mona Saadi Abu Shudq 7. Jihan Abu Shudq 8. Asmaa Mahmoud Al-Masry (Ayman Abu Shudq's wife) 9. Hour Ayman Abu Shudq 10. Jinan Ayman Abu Shudq 11. Mustafa Ayman Abu Shudq 12. Nour Ayman Abu Shudq [Jouda family](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1850456228046004508/photo/1) 13. Mohammed Abdulbari Jouda 14. Shorouq Saadi Abu Shudq (Mohammed Jouda’s wife) 15. Halima Mohammed Jouda (child 3 y/o) 16. Rakan Mohammed Jouda (infant, 9 month-old) [Salha family](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1850460022255304886/photo/1) 17. Mohammed Salha "Abu Karim" 18. Kholoud Al-Masry (Mohammed Salha's wife) 19. Karim Mohammed Salha 20. Mary Mohammed Salha 21. Nora Mohammed Salha 22. Ibrahim Mohammed Salha ([Source](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1850492961458401790)) ### Photos of the destroyed residential block: ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga4k_5MWIAAoRUZ?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga4k_5LW8AAscgp?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga4k_5KXgAAaEnE?format=jpg&name=large)

Besieged building in Tulkarm

West Bank, Tulkarm 26 October, 2024
At least 1 martyred
Early Saturday, **on October 27**, Israeli forces bombed an apartment in a residential building in Tulkarem in Al Salam neighborhood, in the northwestern occupied West Bank. A large army force entered Tulkarem city from the western entrance, advancing east toward the Nur Shams refugee camp. During several houres, Israeli forces surrounded a residential building in the Al-Salam neighborhood, firing an Energa anti-tank rifle grenade at an apartment. [Images reveal ](https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1850166747984261344)the extensive damage to the residential building besieged, burnt & demolished by Israeli forces. ![Building at the end of the assault](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gazu5T8aIAAMYoH?format=jpg&name=medium) Israeli forces detained the parents of one of the besieged individuals to pressure him into surrendering; their identities remain unknown. [According to the press and the video](https://imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-bomb-a-home-destroy-vehicles-in-tulkarem/), they ware fire exchanges between Israeli army and a young man inside the building leading tho the murder of this resIdent. Explosions and reconnaissance drones heard in the area. Fires broke out in a residential building after being besieged and attacked. Residents received evacuation orders from the army before the excavator began demolishing the apartment’s walls. Military reinforcements, including a D-9 armored bulldozer and an excavator, arrived and demolished parts of the apartment, damaging nearby vehicles. The occupation forces broke into the ground floor of the besieged building in the Al-Salam neighborhood of Tulkarem. They kidnapped the body of a Islam Odeh after besieging him for hours. **Casualty:** -Islam Odeh

Muqat family - Sheikh Radwan

Gaza, Gaza City, Zarqa 26 October, 2024
At least 2 martyred
Around [midday](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850097724277891548), an Israeli airstrike targeted the Muqat family house in the Sheikh Radwan pond area, in Al-Zarqa, north of Gaza City. A 12 day-old baby was among those murdered by the airstrike.

Day 386: North Gaza Invasion

North Gaza 26 October, 2024
Day 22 of Israel's third ground invasion of the North Gaza governorate. #### [Recap of events after 3 full weeks:](https://x.com/islambader_1988/status/1850095581961519604) - The operation started on October 5th - Siege expanded from Jabalia to include Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun - Over **800 killed** in the North Governorate, including Jabalia Al-Balad and Al-Nazla, with dozens missing under the rubble - Hundreds of **families are trapped** in Jabalia camp and Beit Lahia, as tens of thousands of people remain - The IDF **put all hospitals out of service** and **destroyed** the only Civil Defense vehicle and the remaining **ambulances** inside Kamal Adwan Hospital - The IDF **detained hundreds** of Palestinians - Campaign of **destruction of homes** by bombing and shelling residential blocks, specifically in Bir al-Na’ja, al-Saftawi, al-Twam, al-Amoudi, the Beit Lahia Project, and Block 1 and 2 - **Shelters** (schools) emptied and **torched** including Abu Zeitoun, Halab, and Tal al-Rabi’ schools - **Destroyed infrastructure**: roads, water wells and pumps - Israel **denies the entry fo any aid**: food, water or medicine, since a week before the incursion. #### Extensive damage of Kamal Adwan Hospital surroundings after IDF retreat from the area ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz-qSba8AAZMac?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz833ebMAAfbMD?format=jpg&name=medium) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz8317bQAAEQbF?format=jpg&name=medium) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz4M7QaQAAEEWJ?format=jpg&name=900x900) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz4M7VakAAGXPh?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz4M7XbwAAL9eh?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaz832dbUAA0QgS?format=jpg&name=medium) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga1Bexpa8AA3hTn?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga1BexjbgAAby6i?format=jpg&name=large) --- List of events harming civilians, infrastructure and living conditions: ### Morning - IDF **arrests all medical** staff and some injured in Kamal Adwan Hospital. [Female medical](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850096698996994253) staff were detained in an isolated room without food or water, while men were stripped of their clothes, handcuffed and taken to an unknown location - Hospital director Hossam Abu Safiya was not detained, but the director's son Ibrahim was also [arrested](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850098502350586167). Some were released moments later and reached Sheikh Radwan clinic. - [Ibrahim Hossam Abu Safiya](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1850114921888878929), son of Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital was pronounced dead, likelyfrom injuries inflicted during his detention by the IDF. He was carried back to Kamal Adwan Hospital where Dr. Abu Safiya led the funeral prayer. - Soldiers **torch houses** around [Kamal Adwan Hospital](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1850077748624044500) - Quadcopters drop bombs on civilians near the Khilla gas station in Jabalia al-Nazla. Injuries [reported](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850102490055774238) ### Afternoon - **Drones** drop **bombs** at the [southern gate](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850130744493891726) of Kamal Adwan Hospital from the direction of Al-Alami - [8 dead bodies](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850156462275727731) recovered from Kamal Adwan hospital and its surroundings - Heavy **artillery** shelling now in the vicinity of Al-Awda Hospital, [Tal al-Zaatar](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850163473088442658) - Drone strike in front of Al-Fakhoura School. [2 killed:](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850227823450943834) 1. Mohammed Rafiq Al Sheikh 2. Mahmoud Al Sheikh (cousin) - IDF troops [arrest Dr.](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850166209007771949) Mohammed Obaid from Awda hospital ### Evening - **Large-scale massacre** in Beit Lahia as the IDF bombarded a residential block of **five houses** belonging to three families. Initial estimates placed casuaties at over [30 people killed.](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1850238762732704202) - **Artillery** shelling on a **house** in Jabalia al-Nazla [kills 2.](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1850241614113100018)

Detained Medical staff from North Gaza Hospitals

Gaza, North Gaza, Kamal Adwan Hospital 25 October, 2024
Israeli forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia, on October 25, northern Gaza. Troops detained 44 male medical staff and some patients, damaged several buildings, and allegedly disabled generators and oxygen stations, resulting in the deaths of two children in the ICU. previously, Medics refused evacuation orders, citing over 600 people inside. Kamal Adwan Hospital was one of the remaining hospitals providing basic healthcare services to patients and the injured in northern Gaza, but it has now been left without any medical staff after they were abducted by Israeli forces. Sources : [1](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/25/patients-staff-trapped-in-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital-amid-israeli-siege) [2](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c245n75587vo) #### **October 25, 2024** Israeli forces besieged the hospital during two weeks, raiding it on Friday October 25 when it ordered all patients and medical staff to gather in the hospital’s courtyard. Dozens of health workers from among the 600 Palestinians trapped inside the hospital, were detained. “Following the detention of 44 male staff members, only female staff, the hospital director, and one male doctor are left to care for nearly 200 patients in desperate need of medical attention,” the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General Tedros Adhanom, said on X on Saturday. The hospital director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, was amongst the medical staff rounded up by Israeli forces but he was released in the following day. However his son was murdered by Israeli forces. World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said “we have lost touch with the personnel” at the hospital and called the raid “deeply disturbing”. He wrote in a post on social media platform X, that the hospital “has been overflowing with close to 200 patients – a constant stream of horrific trauma cases. It is also full of hundreds of people seeking shelter”. Below are images depicting the aftermath of the raid, showing men stripped to their boxers and blindfolded, surrounded by Israeli tanks and soldiers ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GazO8AIaAAUqklt?format=jpg&name=900x900) Dr. Hossam Abu Safiyyah, Head of the Hospital (in the middle) is complying to the evicition order ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gawa2WMXoAAoEK2?format=jpg&name=large) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gaum2k5aAAEOUgt?format=jpg&name=medium) [A quote](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1849836018154799148) from Israeli Channel 14’s army and defense correspondent confirms the arrests: *“Fighters of the Saber Battalion of the Givati Brigade operated in the terrorist house Kamal Adwan in the north of the Gaza Strip, and pulled out from there terrorists … and other Hamas officials. During the battles, the fighters killed dozens of terrorists.”* **Statement of The Palestinian Ministry of Health** *"Israeli forces forced displaced male individuals to remove their clothing and arrested some. They gathered and detained medical personnel in one room and called a number of these staff, including the hospital director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, to where the Israeli forces were located in the hospital courtyard. All of these individuals are currently unaccounted for after losing contact with them.The Ministry of Health demands that international organizations urgently intervene to protect the medical personnel and patients present there without water, food, or medical services."* #### **October 26, 2024** Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan Hospital, releasing 14 detained medical personnel, including the hospital’s director. Dr Abu Safiya described in a video message, the “extremely catastrophic” situation at the hospital. “After the army’s withdrawal, about 31 people from our medical staff were either taken or arrested, which has now left us with very few numbers,” he said. The Palestinian health ministry reported Israeli airstrikes on Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, though no official confirmation followed. The ICRC stated the situation in northern Gaza is "extremely dire" and urged for safe evacuation passage and access to essential supplies for civilians. Dreadfully predictable news, the brave Paediatrician at Kamal Adwan who has been calling out for his ICU patients for weeks has been arrested by the Israelis. He works for respected international NGO nobody could suspect him of doing anything other than practice medicine #### **On otober 27 :** Only one doctor remains at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after the facility’s medical staff were either detained or forced out by the Israeli army, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Gaza health administration announced that 30 healthcare workers are still being held by the Israeli army. [Names of the Detained Staff](https://x.com/gazanotice/status/1850369381395505572) from the Kamal Adwan Medical Team under Israeli Occupation 1. Dr. Mohammad Obeid 2. Dr. Hassan Al-Muqayid 3. Dr. Mohammad Zahir 4. Dr. Musab Rweished 5. Mahmoud Labad 6. Mahmoud Abu Amsha 7. Ahmad Radwan 8. Mohammad Assaf 9. Abdullah Al-Qatati 10. Hatem Al-Jamal 11. Mohammad Al-Khatib 12. Jaafar Abu Al-Ma’za 13. Hatem Al-Ajrami 14. Wissam Abu Nada 15. Abdullah Awkal 16. Samir Al-Ajrami 17. Abdullah Abu Rafi’ 18. Ahmad Shahin 19. Nidal Al-Muqayid 20. Mahmoud Al-Muqayid 21. Mahmoud Saleha 22. Abu Hassan Al-Kurd 23. Mahmoud Hammad 24. Farouq Ouda 25. Maher Ahmad 26. Hussein Abed 27. Ahmad Nassar 28. Moataz Nassar 29. Hassan Nassar 30. Imad Al-Khatib #### **On October 29** The hospitals are facing total breakdown. Hussam Abu Safia, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, told Al Jazeera that “The hospital is left with no resources. No medical supplies and no medical staff.” (...) “This is because many of our specialized doctors and surgeons have been detained. It is only me together with a single pediatrician—who cannot perform any surgery on the wounded—that are left inside the hospital. Above all, patients and the injured are strewn all over the hospital floor.” ### Testimonies 1. [Ahmed El Mokhallalati](https://x.com/AMokhallalati/status/1850328221138514204) @AMokhallalati (Irish-Palestinian Plastic Surgeon | Head of Plastic Surgery @ Alshifa Hospital, Gaza.) "A few days ago, I shared the testimony of my dear brother, **Dr. Mohammed Obeid**, the head of the Orthopedics Department at Al-Awda Hospital, while he was besieged with his family at Kamal Adwan Hospital. He continued providing care for patients in the north. Today, we lost contact with Dr. Mohammed after the medical staff was detained. Dr. Mohammed is a courageous hero. May God protect you and bring us reassurance about you" ![Dr. Mohammed Obeid](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga2vtToWUAA9K1J?format=jpg&name=small) 2. [MSF UK](https://x.com/MSF_uk/status/1851926165323227379) @MSF_uk "We have received confirmation that Dr Mohammed Obeid, an MSF orthopaedic surgeon, has been detained by Israeli forces along with several medical staff from Kamal Adwan hospital during a military operation on 26 Oct.We are extremely alarmed by the detention of our colleague." ![MSF Statement](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbNc8dRW0AEpFFm?format=jpg&name=small) [See also](https://www.msf.org/protection-must-be-guaranteed-msf-doctor-and-medical-staff-detained-israeli-forces) 3.[Dr.Fadi Bora](https://x.com/FadiBora3e/status/1849464608047702308) @FadiBora3e (Doctor at Al-Aqsa hospital ||Doctor at AL-Indonesi hospital in North Gaza || Graduated from Mansoura University (54)) "My friend, the good doctor Abdullah Abu Al-Jidyan He spent a year treating the wounded in northern Gaza. He was arrested yesterday while carrying out his humanitarian work. We ask you to surround him with your mercy and release him in the near future. Protect him from all harm, return him safe and sound to his family, and grant him reward for every wound he has healed and every soul he has saved, O Generous One, O Answerer of Prayers." ![Dr. Abdullah Abu Al-Jidyan](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaqePmLXwAAxTrs?format=jpg&name=small) 4. Testimony of Abu Mohammed (Palestinian citizen) The Israeli army executed doctor Ahmed Al-Namnam immediately after his release. He was one of three medical staff shown in the photo revealed a week ago. “For 10 days he was detained among soldiers in the area east of Jabalia camp – they may have used him as a human shield, and after 10 days he was released to head towards Gaza . He walked tens of meters away from the terrorist soldiers, who then opened fire on him and he was killed instantly. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbpU5f8WYAAH4gG?format=jpg&name=large) ## Geolocation Geolocation by [Abu Location](https://x.com/AbuLocation/status/1850085266368626799): Critical Situation at Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia. The hospital was shelled, besieged, and ordered to evict. A. Analysis of the yard in which hospital residents gathered. Location was cross-located using photos from September: 31.538495, 34.500994 ![Court yard where medical staff and resident were arrested](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GazMhrgaAAIiPBh?format=jpg&name=small) B. Analysis of the Merkava tank location : 31.538744, 34.501081 ![Building which tank passed was cross-located using this report from May:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GazK7wkbYAAsq2D?format=jpg&name=small)

Murder of aid security personnel - Shati

Gaza, Gaza City, Al-Shati Camp 25 October, 2024
At least 7 martyred
Around 2:45 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted aid security personnel in the vicinity of Al-Khalidi mosque, northwest of Shati camp, Gaza City. Journalist Islam Badr shared details in a [report](https://x.com/AlarabyTV/status/1849833770053984359): **Names of the martys:** 1. Mohammed Wisam Abu Nahl (20 y/o) 2. Mohammed Al-Hajjar "Al-Qudsi" (36 y/o) 3. Thaer Ahmed Al-Baltaji (27 y/o) 4. Mohammed Yaser Saleh (18 y/o) 5. Mohammed Rami Abu Aita (20 y/o) 6. Muhammad Nahed Hashisho 7. Momen Imad Al-Adgham ![Portraits of the martyrs](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GawadleXEAAF_tS?format=jpg&name=900x900) (Sources [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1849847545327124974) [2](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1849882654151409675))

Abdeen family massacre

Gaza, Khan Younis, South Gaza, Al-Manara 25 October, 2024
At least 6 martyred
The house of the Abdeen family was **completely pulverized** by Israeli strikes amid a surprise violent offensive on eastern areas of Khan Younis that started in the evening of October 24. The whole family—12 people according to journalist [Hassan Slayeh](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1849716224575300001)—was wiped out. Civil Defense crews retrieved 6 bodies torn to pieces, including children. **Names of the martyrs** 1. Shireen jalal Al-Dal "Abdeen" 2. Saja Abd Saleh Abdeen 3. Ruba Abd Abidin 4. Amir Saleh Abdeen 5. Moayid Abd Abdeen 6. Sabrin Abd Abdeen [Source](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1849739777962054086)

Al-Farra family massacre

Gaza, Khan Younis, Al-Manara 25 October, 2024
At least 15 martyred
The house of the Al-Farra family was **completely pulverized** by Israeli strikes amid a surprise violent offensive on eastern areas of Khan Younis that started in the evening of October 24. Some of the family members (Raghad and Abudrrahman) were killed in another house belonging to the Sobh family, in Qizan al-Najjar, which was similarly completely wiped out. At least 14 children were among the murdered family, siblings and cousins: - Waseem, Siraj, Abla, Rama and Haag - Amir, Nour, Abdullah - Waad, Iyad - Musab, Moataz (Sources: [1](https://x.com/tamerqdh/status/1849698025616130505) [2](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1849682801844519330)) ### [Names of the martyrs:](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1849709603765801235) 1. Waseem Munther Abdulhamid Al-Farra 2. Siraj Munir Abdulhamid Al-Farra 3. Abla Munir Abdulhamid Al-Farra 4. Rama Munir Abdulhamid Al-Farra 5. Wahaj Munir Abdulhamid Al-Farra 6. Jihan Abduljaber Jarad Al-Farra 7. Waad Abduljawad Abduljaber Al-Farra 8. Iyad Abduljawad Abduljaber Al-Farra 9. Musab Ibrahim Zakaria Al-Farra 10. Moataz Ibrahim Zakaria Al-Farra 11. Amir Muzhir Abdulhamid Al-Farra 12. Nour Muzhir Abdulhamid Al-Farra 13. Abdullah Muzhir Abdulhamid Adel Al-Farra 14. Aburrahman Adel Saleh Al-Farra 15. Raghad Adel Saleh Al-Farra This massacre happened exactly one year after the massacre of journalist Muhammad Al-Farra's family, killing his wife and his children while he was on duty. The IDF had, several times in this year, committed massacres on the same family relatives at the anniversary date. Another major massacre on another Al-Farra family house occured on October 2, 2024.

Sobh family massacre

Gaza, Khan Younis, Qizan al-Najjar 24 October, 2024
At least 8 martyred
The house of the Sobh family was **completely pulverized** by Israeli strikes amid a surprise violent offensive on eastern areas of Khan Younis that started in the evening of October 24. The house belonged to Hassan Sobh who was part of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team since 2019. [MSF strongly condemned](https://x.com/MSF/status/1849840395909247156) the murder of Hassan and his family, making him the 8th MSF crew murdered in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and the second in two weeks. 8 members of the family were killed. **Names of the martyrs** 1. [Hassan Ramadan Sobh](https://x.com/MSF/status/1849840395909247156) 2. Fayez Hassan Sobh 3. Najwa Hassan Sobh 4. Abu Ashour Al-Fara 5. Fathiya Sobhi Sobh 6. Abdurrahman Adel Al-Farra 7. Raghad Adel Al-Farra 8. Abdulhafez Al-Farra ([retrieved October 29](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1851275877767582034)) ([Source](https://x.com/F24online/status/1849767084403658948)) **[MSF statement](https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/msf-denounces-killing-colleague-gaza)** "Eighth MSF colleague killed in Gaza Israel continues to show a fundamental disregard for civilian lives. NEW YORK/JERUSALEM, October 25, 2024 - *"Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces in the strongest possible terms the killing of Hasan Suboh, who had been working with MSF since 2019. He is the second MSF colleague to be killed in two weeks. Hasan, who was 41 years old and married with seven children, was killed the night of October 24 during Israeli military operations in Khan Younis, South Gaza. According to the Ministry of Health, this attack killed at least 33 people, including 14 children. Through its war on Gaza, Israel continues to show a fundamental disregard for civilian lives. There are no safe places. Humanitarian and health care workers have been repeatedly attacked. MSF alone has had to flee 14 different health structures and endure 26 violent incidents since the start of the war. More than 1,000 health workers have been killed in the past year, including eight associated with MSF. An immediate and sustained ceasefire is the only way to stop the violence and bring lifesaving care to people who need it most. Under international norms and laws, civilians must be protected from violence and have the right to access humanitarian assistance, especially medical care. Our thoughts are with Hasan's family and loved ones, and with all of our colleagues in Gaza."*

Murder of 3 Lebanese journalists: Ghassan Najjar, Mohammed Reda & Wissam Qassem

Lebanon, South Lebanon, Hasbaya 24 October, 2024
**On October 25**, Israel Army deliberately targeted journalists in the residence housing them in south Lebanon, in Hasbaya, killing three & injuring others, by air strick on the chalet they were staying at while they were asleep. - Three Journalists Killed: Ghassan Najjar, Mohamed Reda (Al Mayadeen TV), and Wissam Qassem (Al-Manar TV). - The strike hit a guesthouse that housed over a dozen journalists from at least seven media outlets. Vehicles in the courtyard were clearly marked with "Press. - No warnings was done. - at least 18 journalits were in the house when the attack occurs, several were lighty injured. **Statements by Media Outlets**: Al-Manar TV and Al Mayadeen TV released statements honoring their journalists who were killed in the attack. Lebanese Information Minister's Statement: Lebanon's information minister condemned the attack, calling it intentional and describing it as a "war crime." ## **Witness Accounts:** - **Al-Jadeed TV Footage**: Showed extensive destruction of the building, with vehicles overturned and significant structural damage. - **MTV Lebanon Journalist Youmna Fawwaz**: Stated that journalists were awakened by the blast, with fighter jets overhead, and described the site as a known media compound, marked as such. - **Al-Jadeed Reporter**: Reported that all official parties had been informed of the location as a media residence. ## Context and Background: **On October 23**, Israel bombed Al-Mayadeen offices in Beirut, which had luckily been evacuated at the start of the war. According to AlMayadeen, the Media is "deliberately targeted repeatedly by Israel", In November 2023, israli army deliberately struck Al Mayadeen's crew in South Lebanon, killing two colleagues. On october 23, they struck an office used by Al Mayadeen. ## Casulaties : - Al-Mayadeen cameraman Ghassan Najjar, - The channel’s broadcast engineer Mohammed Reda, - Al-Manar cameraman Wissam Qassem. ## List of statements in response to the attack: **Lebanese Press Editors' Syndicate**: Condemned the attack as part of Israel's long record of targeting journalists, calling for global organizations to take immediate action against this repeated aggression. **Council of the Syndicate of Workers in Visual and Audio Media**: Criticized the global silence over these attacks, urging international bodies and civil society to address these crimes against journalists. **Media Secretariat of the Lebanese People's Congress**: Called the attack a war crime, claiming it reflects a deep animosity against free media and their role in exposing brutalities. **Al-Sharq TV and Al-Ghad News**: Expressed solidarity with Al Mayadeen, condemning the attack as an assault on press freedom and the public's right to information. **Hezbollah's Media Relations Office and MP Ibrahim al-Moussawi**: Described the attack as part of Israel's "terrorist record," demanding UNESCO and other international bodies intervene to protect journalists. **Lebanese Minister of Information Ziad Makary**: Called the strike a "premeditated assassination" against journalists, vowing to file complaints with international bodies over this war crime. **MP Dr. Qassem Hashem**: Asserted that the attack reflects a fear of the truth and journalism’s role in exposing injustices. **Lebanese Democratic Party**: Called the attack a violation of international protections for journalists, accusing Israel of attempting to cover up the impact of its attacks. **Progressive Socialist Party**: Praised the bravery of journalists and condemned Israel's consistent breaches of international law against media personnel. **Amal Movement**: Urged the international community to halt Israel’s aggression, calling the attack a deliberate act of violence. **Free Patriotic Movement**: Condemned the strike as an attack on press freedom, calling for UN action against Israel’s repeated crimes. **Syrian Social Nationalist Party**: Asserted the strike was intended to prevent journalists from documenting Israeli actions, accusing Israel of defying humanitarian laws. **Palestinian Resistance Factions**: Islamic Jihad and others condemned the attack, calling it a direct attempt to silence resistance media. ** Women Press Freedom [statement](https://x.com/CFWIJ/status/1850591709870145875) ** WPF condemns the targeted attack by Israeli forces on a compound housing 18 journalists, including @yumnafawaz (Yumna Fawaz) Investigative Journalist / Filmmaker), in the early morning hours. This compound was recognized as a safe zone for the press, yet three journalists were killed in this assault. We are outraged by Israel's intentional targeting of journalists, which constitutes a war crime and a blatant violation of press freedom. We call on Israel to cease its aggression against journalists and to fully cooperate with the @IntlCrimCourt regarding potential war crimes. Journalists play a crucial role in documenting human rights abuses during wartime and must be safeguarded from harm. **Sources :** [1](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvz2rzm4k0o) [2](https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/condemnations-pour-in-after-iof-target--kill-lebanese-journa)

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