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Israeli Strike on Metal Foundry in Gaza City’s Sabra Neighbourhood Kills Three, Al Jazeera Reports
By Maya Wilson
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An Israeli strike hit a metal foundry in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, killing three people, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday, November 11.
Al Jazeera’s report gave the death toll as three in its own description but did not identify an underlying authority for the figure. It did not report how many people were injured or state the exact time of the strike.
Footage accompanying the report was labelled as having been filmed in Gaza City on November 10. Al Jazeera described the strike as hitting the foundry in Sabra; it did not report that the foundry was a tent or makeshift shelter.
The report also described Palestinian families returning to the neighbourhood to find their tents and makeshift shelters destroyed. Al Jazeera characterised the families’ experience as “the devastation of losing their only place of shelter.”
The reporting places the damage to the shelters in the same neighbourhood as the strike on the foundry, but does not establish that the shelters themselves were the target. It did not provide further details about the circumstances in which the shelters were destroyed.
Al Jazeera’s report carried no Israeli statement or response to the strike. It also did not provide further information about the identities of those killed, the extent of damage to the foundry, or whether any other buildings were affected.
The reported deaths add to the toll from violence in Gaza, while the account available from Al Jazeera leaves several details of the incident unconfirmed.
Maya Wilson — World Desk Lead, The Library Media