'Horrifying massacre': Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya kills at least 73 Palestinians
🩸The #Israeli fighter jets hit tonight a densely-populated residential block, targeting the homes of the Al-Sharif, Al-Hindi, Al-Kahlot, Al-Dariwi, and Obaid families Beit Lahia in northern #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/XhISHJaNqZ
— PalYouth (@PalYouth4News) October 20, 2024
Israeli air strikes target densely populated residential complex in northern Gaza town, killing and wounding scores | An Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya, a town in northern Gaza, killed at least 73 Palestinians on Saturday evening, according to the enclave's government media office. More than 100 others were wounded and several people missing. Israeli air strikes targeted a multi-floor building and damaged a number of nearby houses, medics in the Gaza Strip reported. The government media office said that Israeli forces had bombed overcrowded residential areas in Beit Lahiya, adding that women and children were amongst the casualties. "This is a war of genocide and ethnic cleansing. The occupation has conducted a horrifying massacre in Beit Lahiya," the media office said.
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