19 October 2024 Beit Lahia attacks

2024 civilian strikes in Northern Gaza Strip yes October 2024 Beit Lahia attacks Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestine 19 October 2024 the siege of North Gaza in the Gaza war Israel gaza 31.55 34.5 Beit Lahia 100 none center Location within the Gaza Strip Airstrikes, artillery 92+ Palestinians (mostly women and children)https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/29/israel-pounds-north-gaza-lebanons-east-killing-over-100-people Israeli strikes reportedly kill more than 150 in northern Gaza and Lebanon 100+ Palestinians Israel On 19 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted attacks on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, killing at least 92 Palestinians and injuring more than 100, with many more missing believed to be trapped under the rubble.20 October 2024 80 Killed, More than 100 Injured in New Israeli Massacre in Beit Lahia https://iranpress.com/73-killed-in-news-israeli-massacre-in-beit-lahia-north-of-gaza 20 October 2024 Iran Press en Israeli airstrikes and artillery shells struck several buildings in densely packed residential blocks filled with local residents and evacuees, primarily in the western regions of the city.At least 87 killed in strike on northern Gaza, local officials say, as Israel continues attacks on Beirut https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2k377zkqyt?post=asset:ffb019e3-2137-4337-8841-24a88c53d154#post 2024-10-20 BBC News en-GB Background Gaza war Beit Lahia is a city in the Gaza Strip, north of Jabalia, towards the western area of the North Gaza Governorate in the State of Palestine. It sits next to Beit Hanoun and close to the border with Israel. In December 2023, the IDF began an offensive in Beit Lahia. Israel launched airstrikes against what they alleged to be Hamas militants.Sabbagh Dan 2023-12-03 Israel says its ground forces are operating across 'all of Gaza' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/03/fresh-strike-on-jabaliya-refugee-camp-reported-as-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-gaza 2024-01-18 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 60623878 2023-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20231220030136/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/03/fresh-strike-on-jabaliya-refugee-camp-reported-as-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-gaza live On 12 December, Israel raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital.Tétrault-Farber Gabrielle WHO calls for Gaza hospital to be protected after reported raid https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/who-calls-gaza-hospital-be-protected-after-reported-raid-2023-12-12/ 12 December 2023 Reuters 2023-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20231227224032/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/who-calls-gaza-hospital-be-protected-after-reported-raid-2023-12-12/ live Israeli forces raid Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital after days of strikes https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/12/israeli-forces-raid-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital-after-days-of-strikes 12 December 2023 Al Jazeera 31 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231231191948/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/12/israeli-forces-raid-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital-after-days-of-strikes live On 16 December, Israeli bulldozers crushed people sheltering outside the hospital.18 December 2023 Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/12/1144887 19 December 2023 UN News United Nations 27 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231227231531/https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/12/1144887/ live One reporter described "a terrifying massacre and unspeakable scenes" and stating, "Dozens of displaced, sick and wounded people were buried alive".16 December 2023 Israeli bulldozers crush sick, wounded Palestinians outside Gaza hospital https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/12/2023/live-updates-enough-is-enough-anger-after-israel-kills-al-jazeera-journalist 16 December 2023 The Peninsula Qatar 5 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240105025504/https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/12/2023/live-updates-enough-is-enough-anger-after-israel-kills-al-jazeera-journalist live In April 2024, Israel withdrew from all territories in the Gaza Strip except for the Netzarim Corridor. The second Israeli invasion of northern Gaza in May 2024 came after Hamas regrouping in some areas there.IDF withdraws all troops from southern Gaza https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/04/07/idf-withdraws-all-troops-from-southern-gaza/ 2024-04-19 Israel Hayom 2024-04-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240411102515/https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/04/07/idf-withdraws-all-troops-from-southern-gaza/ live By June 2024, Gaza's Civil Defence stated the destruction in Beit Lahia: "defie[d] imagination".Level of destruction in Beit Lahiya 'defies imagination': Gaza's Civil Defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lqwrwHOWR8 6 July 2024 YouTube 26 June 2024 Al Jazeera English 6 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240706150917/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lqwrwHOWR8 live Earlier in the month, Israel had issued evacuation orders telling residents of northern Gaza to move south.Rémy Jean-Philippe Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/09/israel-orders-new-evacuations-in-northern-gaza_6728770_4.html Le Monde 22 October 2024 9 October 2024 One survivor described those earlier evacuation orders by stating Israel had "directed people to go to Beit Lahia and bombed them there".Salman Abeer Dahman Ibrahim Lister Tim At least 87 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza, health ministry says https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/20/middleeast/gaza-israel-beit-lahia-deadly-strike-intl/index.html CNN 22 October 2024 20 October 2024 Attacks On 19 October 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted several attacks on the Beit Lahia project area, bombarding the central and eastern regions the most intensely. Due to the immense size and range of the attacks, civilians in Beit Lahia and Jabalia were forced to evacuate without warning, which was significantly hindered due to the exceptionally high population density of the area caused by mass displacement around the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses reported that the entire western area of Beit Lahia shook due to the intense bombardments.Pietromarchi Virginia At least 73 killed in Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya: Gaza media office https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/19/live-israeli-attack-kills-at-least-33-in-north-gazas-jabalia-refugee-camp 2024-10-19 Al Jazeera en A whole residential block in the west of Beit Lahia was targeted and destroyed by numerous Israeli airstrikes, which was densely packed with both locals and evacuees at the time of its destruction. Several buildings collapsed, many of which were filled with civilians who had not had the chance to evacuate or had been taking cover. The numbers increased in the coming hours as many people were trapped under the rubble. Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that several overcrowded residential blocks were targeted and struck, many of which were full of women and children. Gaza's civil defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal reported that the entire targeted residential block had been "leveled to the ground".Loveluck Louisa Mahfouz Heba Farouk Balousha Hazem Harb Hajar 19 October 2024 Israeli strike kills at least 73 people in northern Gaza, medics say https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/19/israel-strike-beit-lahia-northern-gaza/ 19 October 2024 The Washington Post Response Palestinian civil defense forces and paramedics were unable to reach the sites of the massacre due to continuous Israeli artillery strikes and use of surveillance drones to prevent anyone from reaching the disaster zones. Many of the victims were unable to be rescued due to being trapped under large pieces of concrete and other rubble, preventing rescue teams from reaching them. According to a reporter on the ground, half of the people who were killed in the attack were internally displaced persons who had recently been forcefully evacuated from Jabalia and other regions of northern Gaza due to the renewed siege of Jabalia.Dozens killed in Israeli attack on northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/20/dozens-killed-in-israeli-strike-in-northern-gazas-beit-lahiya Al Jazeera 23 October 2024 The majority of victims were reportedly children, the elderly, and women.Mahmoud Hani Israeli air strike on Beit Lahiya hit area where people live 'back-to-back' https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/20/live-dozens-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-beit-lahiya-in-north-of-gaza?update=3259694 Al Jazeera English 23 October 2024 Rescue efforts were further hindered by an internet and telecommunications blackout that began the previous day. Hospitals were unable to treat the mass transfer of casualties to their services due to significant shortages in medical supplies and faculty, exacerbated by Israeli blockades and sieges on hospitals in northern Gaza.Al-Mughrabi Nidal 19 October 2024 Israeli strikes in northern Gaza cause scores of casualties, doctors say https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strikes-kill-32-gaza-siege-around-hospitals-tightens-health-officials-2024-10-19/ 19 October 2024 Reuters Reactions The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alleged that casualty numbers from Gaza’s Government Media Office were typically exaggerated, and that the number of deaths reported did not align with Israeli information about the strike, which they claimed was meant to be a precise strike against a Hamas target. The IDF further justified their course of action by calling the targeted area part of an "active war zone". The Hamas government media office called the attack a "horrifying massacre"'Horrifying massacre': Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya kills at least 73 Palestinians https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-strikes-beit-lahiya-kills-palestinians 2024-10-20 Middle East Eye en that was part of a "war of genocide and ethnic cleansing". Khalil al-Hayya, a member of Hamas' political bureau, urged for the international community to not let the massacre go unnoticed, and urged Islamic and Arab groups to besiege American embassies and Israeli embassies in protest. Egypt condemned the attack, stating: "There is no moral or military justification for the significant loss of life among Palestinian civilians, particularly women and children".Egypt condemns Israeli massacre of Gazans in Beit Lahia https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/135502/Egypt-condemns-Israeli-massacre-of-Gazans-in-Beit-Lahia Egypt Today 20 October 2024 23 October 2024 Qatar News Agency, the state-run media agency of Qatar, stated the Israeli army had: "intensified the crimes of ethnic cleansing, and perpetrated grisly massacres that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians".73 Palestinians Martyred Following Israeli Massacre in Beit Lahia in Northern Gaza Strip https://www.qna.org.qa/en/News-Area/News/2024-10/19/0042-73-palestinians-martyred-following-israeli-massacre-in%C2%A0beit-lahia-in-northern-gaza-strip Qatar News Agency 23 October 2024 Tor Wennesland, the United Nations (UN) special co-ordinator for the Middle East peace process, stated:"Horrifying scenes are unfolding in northern Gaza. The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying. I condemn the continuing attacks on civilians. This war must end, the hostages held by Hamas must be freed, the displacement of Palestinians must cease."England Andrew Jalabi Raya Israeli air strikes kill dozens in northern Gaza, health officials say https://www.ft.com/content/5dd79081-9a73-449e-8bad-7a85674014e2?shareType=nongift Financial Times 20 October 2024 22 October 2024 subscriptionIn a statement, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stated it viewed:" [...] this atrocity as a continuation of the many massacres, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing perpetrated against the Palestinian people in flagrant violation of international values, conventions, United Nations resolutions, and relevant orders issued by the International Court of Justice."OIC Condemns Israeli Occupation's Heinous Massacre in Beit Lahia in Northern Gaza https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2192158 Saudi Press Agency Government of Saudi Arabia 23 October 2024 Analysis Middle East Institute political analyst Hassan Mneimneh stated that the massacre and other associated attacks in Northern Gaza were caused by the "de-facto participation" of the United States through granting Israel its advanced and high-yield weaponry without any non-performative limitations for use against targets hosting civilians. He further stated that the United States was directly complicit with conscious efforts by Israel to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza, and eventually the Gaza Strip as a whole. See also Palestine Israel Politics October 2024 Abu Hussein school attack October 2024 Rufaida school attack Attacks on Jabalia refugee camp (2023–present) 29 October 2024 Beit Lahia strike Gaza genocide References Category:2024 in the Gaza Strip Category:Civilians killed in the Gaza war October 2024 attacks Category:Siege of North Gaza Category:Residential building bombings in the Gaza Strip Category:2024 building bombings Category:Massacres committed by Israel