Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes

On the 9th, 12th, 19th, and 22nd October 2023, the Israel Defense Forces conducted airstrikes on a market in Jabalia refugee camp, which contained civilians at the time of the attack. The airstrikes were part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Over sixty people were killed in the first airstrike, and much of the market was destroyed.[3] Forty-five people were killed in the second airstrike, and part of a residential complex was destroyed.

Jabalia refugee camp market airstrike
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
TypeAirstrike
Location
Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza strip
DateOctober 9th, 12th, 19th, and 22nd 2023
Executed by Israel Defense Forces
Casualties153[1] killed
147[2] injured

Background

The Jabalia refugee camp market is considered one of the most lively areas in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the northeast of Gaza City. There is a residential area in the market, the Al-Ternis area, which is considered part of the market, the largest commercial market in Gaza.[4] UNRWA registered 116,011 Palestinian refugees in the camp.[5]

October 9 airstrike

Following Israeli airstrikes on other areas of Gaza, internally displaced Gazans fled to the Jabaliya camp.[3] At the time of the attack, the market was completely full, with customers and vendors stocking up on goods.[3] The airstrike hit the al-Trans area of the Jabalia market, one of the most populated areas of Jabaliya.[6][7][8] Survivors of the attack, speaking to France 24, stated that the airstrike "hit in the heart of the market", and in the immediate aftermath, there were many dead. Many of the bodies were unable to be recovered in the days following the airstrike, due to a lack of medical equipment.[9]

According to Hamas, fifty civilians were killed in the attack.[6] A rescue worker speaking to the New York Times stated that the death toll was over sixty people killed, and the entire market and surrounding buildings were destroyed.[3] Gaza's health ministry declined to give a full estimate, but reported "dozens" of dead and wounded.[10] They later amended the toll to over fifteen people killed.[11] Gaza's interior ministry also claimed that the airstrike initially targeted a residential building belonging to the Abu Eshkayyah family.[12]

The Israeli government claimed that the Jabalia airstrike targeted elements of Hamas located in a mosque in the Jabalia camp.[13]

October 12 airstrike

On October 12, a second airstrike on the Jabalia camp hit a residential building was hit, destroying several apartments, and killing people from two families.[14] Gaza's Interior Ministry reported 45 people were killed, and at least four others injured.[15] Some were sheltering there after being displaced from Beit Hanoun.[16][17]

October 19 Airstrike

On October 19th, the camp was hit by a third airstrike, killing 18 refugees. [18]

October 22 airstrike

The camp was bombed for a fourth time during a particularly intense bombardment of Gaza. Multiple homes were bombed and at least 30 bodies have been recovered from the rubble.[19]

See also

References
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