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Israeli Drone Strike in Jabalia Kills Two as UAE Condemns Hospital Attack
By Maya Wilson
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An Israeli drone strike in Jabalia, on the northern edge of Gaza City, killed two Palestinians on Saturday, November 14, according to Palestinian media and officials.
The two men were walking down a street when the strike hit, according to Mohamed Abu Selmiya, director of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where the casualties were taken. They were named as Momen Rizk al-Shandaghli and Mohammed Jihad Omar. No ages were given.
Several other people were wounded, although no exact number was provided.
The Israel Defense Forces told The Times of Israel that it had targeted two terror operatives in the area. The military said the results of the strike were under review.
UAE condemns Nasser Hospital strike
Separately on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates strongly condemned an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, carried out on Thursday, November 12.
The strike targeted a senior Hamas commander and reportedly killed six people, including a surgeon, and wounded 20, according to the reports cited by The Times of Israel.
The UAE Foreign Ministry called the strike on the medical complex “a blatant violation of international humanitarian law” and warned that continued Israeli military escalation exacerbates the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.
The ministry stressed the need to protect medical facilities and to ensure humanitarian relief reaches the Strip.
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday’s strike targeted Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, and other terrorists it said were using the hospital as a military headquarters. The military said it had taken measures to minimize civilian casualties.
Neither the IDF nor Hamas has confirmed that Abu Ismail was killed.
More than 10 operatives killed in past week, military says
On Friday, the Israeli military said it had struck and killed more than 10 terror operatives in Gaza over the past week, including some who participated in the October 7 onslaught. It named three of them.
The military said the operatives had been acting to restore Hamas’s capabilities, “in systematic violation of the ceasefire,” in the IDF’s words.
Ceasefire strained more than a year on
Israeli airstrikes have continued in Gaza more than a year after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal.
Implementation of President Trump’s peace plan has stalled, with Hamas refusing to disarm and Israel refusing to withdraw from any part of Gaza until it does.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 1,600 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, keeps detailed records regarded as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and fighters in its toll.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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