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Israel kills scores in attacks on Nuseirat, Al-Mawasi 'safe zone'

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23 December, 2024

Israeli forces carried out a number of attacks on Gaza overnight on Sunday and Monday, including on the Al-Mawasi camp near the southern city of Khan Younis, where at least 11 Palestinians were killed.

The attack reportedly took place on a so-called safe zone in Al-Mawasi, where scores of Palestinians had sought shelter.

Two victims were children, according to the Nasser medical complex, while the initial death toll was reported to be seven.

The attack led to a number of tents housing displaced Palestinians being set on fire.

On Monday, an Israeli drone attack targeted a vehicle in Khan Younis, killing those inside.

Israel also targeted the Nuseirat refugee camp on the same day. According to Al Jazeera, Israeli quadcopters and forces in armoured vehicles surrounded a school-turned-shelter in the area, shooting at it. 

At least one person has been killed, Palestinian media said.

Four others were killed in a separate attack on an area northwest of the camp, while three others were injured, according to reports.

Meanwhile in Syria, the leader of its interim government, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, is set to meet with Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi, one day after holding talks with Turkey's top diplomat, Hakan Fidan.

This is the first visit by a senior Jordanian official since Assad's fall.

The Jordanian foreign ministry said in a statement that Safadi would meet with the new Syrian leader on Monday as well as with "several Syrian officials" in the capital Damascus.

Iran says 'no direct contact' with Syria interim government
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Iran said Monday it had "no direct contact" with Syria's new rulers after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, a longtime Tehran ally.

"We have no direct contact with the ruling authority in Syria," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said at a weekly press briefing.

Israel detaining Palestinian men inside Hebron camp stadium
8:25 AM
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Footage and images shared online show Israeli soldiers detaining Palestinians inside a stadium in Hebron's Al-Fawwar Camp.

The videos show the Palestinian men both sat and stood and being surrounded by Israeli troops.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society group said nearly 100 people were held at the stadium in what was the third raid on the camp within 24 hours, and that Israeli forces closed all entrances and exits of the camp and prohibited movement inside, according to Al Jazeera.

Three Palestinian men wounded during raid on Qalandia
8:14 AM
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Three Palestinian men were wounded by live bullets at dawn on Monday amid an Israeli army raid on Qalandia camp, north of Jerusalem.

According to eyewitnesses as cited by the Palestinian news agency Wafa, the occupation forces raided and searched a number of homes in the camp.

Jordan foreign minister to hold talks with Syria's Al-Sharaa
8:07 AM
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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is set to visit Damascus on Monday to meet with Syria's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Amman said, the latest high-profile visit since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Jordan, which borders Syria to the south, hosted a summit earlier this month where top Arab, Turkish, EU and US diplomats called for an inclusive and peaceful transition after years of civil war.

The Jordanian foreign ministry said in a statement that Safadi would meet with the new Syrian leader on Monday as well as with "several Syrian officials".

This is the first visit by a senior Jordanian official since Assad's fall.

Government spokesman Mohamed Momani told reporters on Sunday that Jordan "sides with the will of the brotherly Syrian people", stressing the close ties between the two nations.

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