Eyewitness

Israeli strikes kill Palestinians observing Ramadan in Gaza, eyewitnesses say

An Israeli airstrike late Sunday killed at least 21 Palestinians at Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, including six women and 10 children, according to the local Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Worshipers were performing nightly taraweeh prayers around that time, one eyewitness told CNN. “We prayed taraweeh together with the children. Suddenly, airstrikes started bombarding the area,” said …

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Egypt Independent March 26, 2024

Israeli military forced journalists and health workers to strip in Gaza hospital raid, eyewitnesses say

CNN — Israeli forces detained Palestinian journalists and health workers, blindfolded them and stripped them down to their underwear in Al-Shifa Hospital, in northern Gaza, according to eyewitness accounts shared with CNN. Palestinian reporters and hospital staff described scenes of humiliating interrogations where colleagues had been undressed and left outside in the cold, after the …

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Egypt Independent March 24, 2024