Live Updates: Gaza Conflict Claims Lives of 66 Palestinian Journalists Since October 7
Live Updates: Gaza Conflict Claims Lives of 66 Palestinian Journalists Since October 7
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, now in its third month, has claimed the lives of nearly 20,000... 19.12.2023, Sputnik Africa
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, now in its third month, has claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 Palestinians and killed more than a thousand Israelis.
At least 66 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said.
"At least sixty-six Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza," the IFJ said in a statement, calling for an investigation into the circumstances of their deaths.
On October 7, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip across the border, killing over 1,200 people and abducting some 240 others. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza and launched a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 19,400 people have been killed so far in Gaza as a result of the conflict, the local authorities said.
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08:01 19.12.2023
Six Israeli Guided Bombs Strike Infrastructure Near Damascus, Russian Military Says
Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes using six guided bombs on targets near Damascus, having wounded two Syrian soldiers, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Monday.
"On December 17th, from 22:02-22.09 [local time, 19:02-19:09 GMT], two F-15 tactical fighter jets of the Israeli air force, struck with six guided aerial bombs at objects in the vicinity of the city of Damascus from the occupied Golan Heights without entering Syrian airspace," Kulit told a briefing.
The Syrian air defense forces on duty intercepted some of the guided aerial bombs, but as a result of the Israeli air strike two Syrian soldiers were injured, the official added.
08:00 19.12.2023
Rights Watchdog Says Israel Using Starvation of Civilians as Method of Warfare in Gaza
Israel is intentionally hindering the supply of food and water in the Gaza Strip and using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, calling such actions a "war crime."
"Israeli forces are deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, and fuel, while willfully impeding humanitarian assistance, apparently razing agricultural areas, and depriving the civilian population of objects indispensable to their survival … The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the Gaza Strip, which is a war crime," the prominent international human rights group said in a statement.
HRW urged the Israeli government to lift a blockade of the enclave, as well as called on the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and other states to suspend any military aid to Israel.
