Gaza Live: Israeli air strike takes out 25 members of same family

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Here are the day's key developments:

-Multiple reporters based in Gaza revealed Monday that an Israeli air strike in Beit Hanoun has killed 25 members of the well-known Gazan family of al-Kahlout, "wiping" them from the civil registry.

-The death toll from Israel's war on the Gaza Strip has reached 44,758, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Medical sources reported that 106,134 people have also been wounded.

-The Israeli military said on Monday that three of its soldiers were killed "during combat" in the northern Gaza Strip.

-The Israeli army also reported that four of its soldiers, including two officers, were killed in southern Lebanon.

-The Israeli army detained 16 Palestinians, including a woman and former prisoners, during raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday. This brings the total number of detainees since 7 October, 2023, to over 12,000.

-The Israeli army on Monday demolished two homes in the village of Al-Walaja, located south of occupied East Jerusalem, claiming the buildings were constructed without permits. Dozens of other homes in the village are also at risk of demolition.

Multiple reporters based in Gaza revealed Monday that an Israeli air strike in Beit Hanoun has killed 25 members of the well-known Gazan family of al-Kahlout.

Aljazeera's Anas Al-Sharif called it "a crime that erases a family from the civil registry."

مجزرة مروعة ترتكبها قوات الاحتلال في عزبة بيت حانون، حيث أُبيدت عائلة الكحلوت.
25 شهيدًا، بينهم الأب، الأبناء، زوجاتهم، والأحفاد، في جريمة تمحو عائلة من السجل المدني.

— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) December 9, 2024

The Israeli military said on Monday that three of its soldiers were killed "during combat" in the northern Gaza Strip, the Reuters news agency is reporting. 

The death toll from Israel's war on the Gaza Strip has reached 44,758, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Medical sources reported that 106,134 people have also been wounded.

Wafa noted that Israeli forces committed three massacres against Palestinian families in the past 24 hours, leaving 50 dead and at least 84 injured.

These figures exclude statistics from northern Gaza, where the Israeli blockade has created communication challenges, making it difficult to gather precise information, Wafa added.

Two children lost their lives, and others were injured on Monday during Israeli shelling of Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Israeli warplanes targeted Al-Maghazi camp, resulting in the deaths of the two children and injuries to several others. Rescue teams are continuing efforts to recover additional victims.

In another attack, several civilians were killed and injured when Israeli forces bombed a school sheltering displaced families in Jabalia camp, north of Gaza.

The Israeli army reported that four soldiers, including two officers, were killed in southern Lebanon.

Army radio stated that the deaths occurred on Sunday in what was described as an "operational accident".

Israeli media reported that two soldiers were killed and several others wounded during clashes in Jabalia, located in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army detained 16 Palestinians, including a woman and former prisoners, during raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday.

This brings the total number of detainees since 7 October, 2023, to over 12,000.

Al Jazeera Arabic reported that witnesses said that the raids included attacks and threats against detainees and their families, along with acts of vandalism and destruction in homes.

Dozens of settlers entered the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday, escorted by Israeli police forces reported the Palestinian news agency Wafa. 

Local sources reported that settlers performed ritual prayers within the mosque courtyards.

On Monday, the Israeli army demolished two homes in the village of Al-Walaja, located south of occupied East Jerusalem, claiming the buildings were constructed without permits. Dozens of other homes in the village are also at risk of demolition.

Al-Jazeera Arabic reported that Anwar Abu al-Teen, a member of the Al-Walaja village council, said that a military force raided the area and began demolishing the homes. He added that the two houses, each around 350 square meters, were inhabited.

Abu al-Teen noted that several other homes in the village were demolished about two weeks ago and warned that approximately 70 homes in Al-Walaja face similar threats due to the "no permit" allegations.

Surveillance footage captured a drone striking a building in central Israel, earlier today.

The Israeli military believes the drone was launched from the east, possibly from Iraq or Yemen. The craft was undetected and no sirens were triggered.

The impact caused damage to an apartment building, but medics confirmed there were no injuries.

Israeli air and artillery strikes on Monday killed five Palestinians and wounded others across different areas of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli occupation army continues to demolish residential buildings and burn shelters particularly in the north of Gaza.

A former Israeli reserve soldier who served in Gaza has revealed that army commanders instruct troops to open fire on any Palestinian regardless of whether or not they pose a threat.

In a Haaretz article published on Wednesday, Israeli journalist Chaim Har-Zahav, who served an 86-day reserve mission in the enclave, detailed what he witnessed during that time. 

"The lives of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip depend first and foremost on the private and personal scale of values ​​of the commanders in the Strip," Har-Zahav wrote, adding that any senior officer who orders the killing of Palestinians simply because of their identity will not face consequences.

"A human life in the Gaza Strip is worth less than the lives of the thousands of stray dogs that roam the area looking for food. While there is a clear order prohibiting shooting dogs unless a soldier is in real danger when the dog's jaws are locked on him, humans are permitted to be shot without any real restrictions."

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A young man was killed on Monday morning when Israeli forces targeted a group of Palestinians east of Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip, reported the Palestinian news agency Wafa. 

This Monday morning, Israeli forces abducted five Palestinians from the city of Qalqilya in the occupied northern West Bank.

Since 7 October, more than 11,900 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, have been abducted by Israeli forces, with thousands more reportedly arrested in Gaza.