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Casualties and Injuries from Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Casualties and Injuries from Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

On Tuesday, Israeli forces, which have been operating in the northern and southern parts of the besieged Palestinian territory for several days, carried out an airstrike on a house in the Al-Zahour neighborhood north of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 12 individuals, including 6 children, according to local media reports. Additionally, several flares were launched into the skies over Gaza today, alongside ongoing bombardments in various areas both north and south. Israeli artillery targeted the town of Jabalia in northern Gaza and the city of Khan Younis in the south.

**Clashes and Raids**

In the West Bank, the Israeli army raided the city and refugee camp of Jenin, leading to clashes in several areas. Israeli forces also besieged the Ibn Sina, Al-Razi, and "governmental" hospitals in Jenin, where 4 Palestinians were killed due to strikes from Israeli drones. The Ministry of Health and Palestinian news agency reported that four Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone attack on the city of Jenin. The agency noted that another person was injured in an attack on the Al-Syabat neighborhood in Jenin. Wissam Bakr, the director of Jenin Hospital, stated that the Palestinians were directly targeted.

Additionally, Israeli troops raided the village of Aboud north of Ramallah at dawn without reports of arrests. They also invaded the village of Budrus in western Ramallah, as well as the towns of Samou and Beit Oula and the villages of Al-Rihiya and Beit Al-Roush in the south. In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, the Israeli army searched several homes and confiscated vehicles, setting up military checkpoints at all entrances to Hebron and its towns, villages, and camps. Clashes erupted in the town of Taffuh, where Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and stun grenades at citizens and their homes, but no injuries were reported.

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