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The June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes or Al-Shati and Tuffah dual airstrikes took place on 22 June 2024, when two airstrikes conducted by the Israeli Defense Forces occurred at roughly the same time in northern districts of Gaza City, striking the al-Shati refugee camp and the Tuffah district, killing at least 43 people and wounding dozens more.
The al-Shati camp was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [4] [5] As of 2023, it was one of the most densely populated places in the world with a population of over 90,000 refugees in an area of only 0.52 km 2.
According to a recording released by an IDF spokesperson, between two residents of the Al-Shati, Hamas prevented civilians from leaving the area in order to use them as human shields. [10] On 19 October 2024, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 73 people at the Asmaa School, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. [11]
Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled by Zionist militias from the cities of Jaffa, Lod, and Beersheba as well as surrounding villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In 1971, Israeli authorities demolished over 2,000 shelters for the purpose of widening the roads for security reasons.
Video verified by Al Jazeera English showed recordings of "the sounds of children crying" seeming to come from an Israeli quadcopter plane, with residents stating it was an attempt to "lure civilians and kill them". [156] On 21 April 2024, seven civilians were reported killed by an Israeli air raid. [157]
Al-Awda school attack; Al-Dalu family killing; 13 July 2024 al-Mawasi attack; June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack; Al-Shati refugee camp airstrikes; Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike; Al-Tabaeen school attack; Assassination of Ibrahim Aqil; Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza; August 2024 Deir el-Balah attacks; August 2024 ...
On 17 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed the UNRWA-run Abu Hussein primary school, which had been turned into a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The airstrike killed at least 28 Palestinians and wounded 160 others. [1]
Israel stated that the region was a Hezbollah stronghold. The Israeli Air Force targeted several institutions of the Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association , a Hezbollah-linked financial institution on the night of October 20-21, 2024, which included institutions in Beqaa Valley. [ 4 ]