22 Sep 2024
A grieving woman holds the shrouded body of her child, killed in an Israeli strike on the Zeitoun school in Gaza City [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP].
Israel’s military launched 400 strikes on Lebanon on Saturday, while Hezbollah fired rockets at the Ramat David base near Haifa in their largest exchange of fire since the war on Gaza began. Israeli forces killed at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, including 22 displaced people in an attack on the Zeitoun School in Gaza City.
Meanwhile, thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to free captives held by Hamas in Gaza.
The conflict has claimed at least 41,391 lives and left 95,760 injured in Gaza, while 1,139 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks in Israel, with over 200 taken captive.Israel’s military launched 400 strikes on Lebanon on Saturday, while Hezbollah fired rockets at the Ramat David base near Haifa in their largest exchange of fire since the war on Gaza began. Israeli forces killed at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, including 22 displaced people in an attack on the Zeitoun School in Gaza City.
Meanwhile, thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to free captives held by Hamas in Gaza.
The conflict has claimed at least 41,391 lives and left 95,760 injured in Gaza, while 1,139 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks in Israel, with over 200 taken captive.
When Israel’s Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi drafted a bill to ban Al Jazeera, it sparked widespread concern. Much of the fear centered around the future of our coverage, especially as we extensively report on the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera is one of the few networks providing 24/7 coverage from Gaza and has been on the ground in Israeli territory, telling the stories of Israelis protesting their government, calling for an end to the war and the release of captives from Gaza.
Covering this war has been extraordinarily difficult, with sensitive stories from both sides. Over the past year, Al Jazeera has made every effort to shed light on the innocent lives affected by the conflict. The Israeli government first shut down our operations in occupied Jerusalem and has now done the same in the occupied West Bank.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes lit up the night sky in one of the fiercest bombardments of the nearly year-long conflict. Hezbollah-aligned Transport Minister Ali Hamieh reported from the scene of a deadly attack in a Beirut suburb, where at least 23 people remain missing. So far, 38 have been confirmed dead, including 16 Hezbollah members, along with women and children. Over 60 others were wounded.
Hamieh warned, "The Israeli enemy is dragging the region into war."
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