A picture taken from Rafah on January 7, 2024, shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP)
Doha, Qatar: Six were killed when Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin in West Bank at dawn on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
"An Israeli occupation bombardment on a group of citizens killed six people in Jenin," said the Palestinian Authority-run Ministry of Health, which is based in the West Bank.
With their military vehicles, they stormed Jenin from Jenin-Nablus Street, amid confrontations in several areas of the city. They also fired smoke bombs in Al-Jabriyat neighborhood.
Meanwhile there were calls for ceasefire in New York and Seattle as many demanded "free, free Palestine" and "occupation has got to go".
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[3:15pm Doha Time] Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief bids farewell to son ‘just like droves of people’
Al Jazeera reported that Wael Dahdouh said goodbye to one more family member, his son Hamza, “just like droves of people here do every day, every hour and every second”.
“I, just like all of these people, am bidding farewell today … May Allah, the Almighty, give us strength, give us comfort, give us patience. May Allah give us strength to carry on for the sake of Hamza and for the sake of all the martyrs,” he said.
The wife (R) of Hamza Wael Dahdouh and his father Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Al-Dahdouh (L) mourn over his body. (Photo by AFP)
“To Hamza and to all the martyrs I say, we will remain faithful. This is the road that we have chosen consciously. We have offered much, we have offered a lot of blood because this is our destiny. We shall continue,” he added.
“Hamza was not part of me. He was all of me.”
[2:53 pm Doha Time] UNICEF calls for ceasefire and humanitarian corridor
UNICEF says it needs the fighting to stop to protect children after the delivery of 600,000 doses of vaccines.
“UNICEF continues to call for a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor for the provision of critical child survival interventions to avert unnecessary deaths associated with communicable diseases,” the organisation said in a post.
“Today the situation is unimaginably stressful for children in Gaza. We do not want to see children who survive the bombing to die because they are not vaccinating,” said the organisation’s Maulid Warfa.
An elderly woman looks on as she sits with children at a makeshift camp in an area of the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 31, 2023. Photo by AFP
[2:15pm Doha Time] Jordan King warns of catastrophic consequences of ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza
King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Sunday of cataclysmic consequences of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip, stressing the importance of putting an end to the tragic humanitarian crisis in the strip.
During his meeting with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, King Abdullah reiterated the significance of the role played by the United States of America in stepping up pressure for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, protecting civilians and ensuring the constant access of ample relief, humanitarian, and medical aid to Gaza. Read more
[1:05pm Doha Time] Son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief killed in air strike
Hamza Dahdouh, son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh, has been killed in an Israeli air strike west of Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip.
He died when a missile directly hit the vehicle he was traveling in. Hamza Dahdouh, 27, a photojournalist, and colleague Mustafa Thuraya were in the car at the time it was targeted. Thuraya also died.
IN PHOTOS: Son of Al Jazeera’s #Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh killed in air strike
— The Peninsula Qatar (@PeninsulaQatar) January 7, 2024
Mustafa Thuria, a video stringer, and Hamza Wael Dahdouh, an Al Jazeera journalist, were killed while they were travelling in a car.
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Wael Dahdouh, 52, lost his wife, daughter, grandson, and 15-year-old son in an Israeli attack on his family home in October.
Dozens of journalists have been killed in Israeli strikes since the war began on October 7. Read more
[1pm Doha Time] Official Gaza death toll surpasses 22,700 with 9,600 children killed
At least 22,722 Palestinians, including 9,600 children, have been killed by the Israeli army since the start of the war, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
[10:30am Doha Time] Protesters march in NYC despite snow storm to demand a free Palestine! End all US aid to Israel!
RIGHT NOW in NYC: Protesters march despite the snow storm to demand a free Palestine! End all U.S. aid to Israel!#ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/JiIpRGL8yQ
— Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) January 7, 2024
[10am Doha Time] 6 Palestinians martyred by Israeli strike in Southern Jenin city, West Bank
Six Palestinians were martyred Sunday in an Israeli strike targeting the southern part of the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, six citizens were martyred due to an Israeli drone strike targeting a gathering of civilians near the Martyrs' Roundabout in the southern part of Jenin. This occurred after their attempt to prevent the entry of occupation forces that had invaded the city on Saturday night, leading to confrontations with young people in various areas of the city, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported.
People look at the bodies of 6 Palestinians killed during an Israeli raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, at the morgue of a hospital on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)
In a related context, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Nablus from the western entrance and arrested a Palestinian girl. They raided several residential buildings in the Al-Maajin neighborhood and deployed snipers in the area, amid the outbreak of clashes.
[9am Doha Time] Israeli occupation forces storm Jenin in West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin in the West Bank at dawn on Sunday.
With their military vehicles, they stormed Jenin from Jenin-Nablus Street, amid confrontations in several areas of the city. They also fired smoke bombs in Al-Jabriyat neighborhood.
Additionally, the occupation forces deployed their snipers on the rooftops of buildings, as reconnaissance planes and drones flew in the skies of the city during the intrusion, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported.
On the other hand, 4 Palestinians were injured by live bullets and shrapnel, Saturday night, during confrontations with the occupation forces in Zeita, north of Tulkarm, where the occupation forces stormed the town and deployed patrols in its streets. They stopped citizens vehicles, searched them, and subjected drivers to interrogation. Confrontations also broke out between Palestinians and the occupation soldiers, who fired gunshots.
A number of Palestinians also suffocated with poisonous gas during confrontations with the occupation forces in the village of Husan.
Local sources reported that the confrontations were concentrated in Muteena area, during which the occupation forces fired live bullets, poison gas and sound bombs, causing a number of citizens to suffocate.
[8:30am Doha Time] Protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza block freeway in Seattle for several hours
Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza blocked northbound traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle for several hours Saturday.
The state transportation department said on the social media platform X that traffic at one point was backed up more than 6 miles (9.7 kilometers), and the agency asked drivers to use alternate routes. Read more
