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Gaza Strip
Al-Bureij Refugee Camp
02 December 2024: In Block 9, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, five people were injured when an Israeli aircraft bombed a home. Sources: New Press and WAFA
02 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli artillery hit north of the camp. Source: ACLED1
03 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli artillery struck east of the camp. Source: ACLED1
04 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people, including a doctor at al Aqsa Martyrs, were killed or injured when UNRWA Abu Hamisa School sheltering IDPs was hit by Israeli airstrikes, causing severe fires that destroyed over 15 tents. Sources: Al Jazeera, Quds News Network and WAFA
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04 December 2024: Near Shuhada Roundabout, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured by an Israeli drone strike that hit a group of people. Source: WAFA
04 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured in an Israeli forces artillery shelling. Source: WAFA
05 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was injured when an Israeli drone fired at the camp entrance. Source: Al Ahed News
06 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a gathering of people. Source: Quds News Network
06 December 2024: In Block 9, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were injured when Al-Nour Mosque was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Sources: Al Hadath center, Arabic RT, Ean Libya ,Quds News Network and Quds News Network I
07 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli forces struck the camp. Source: ACLED1
08 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, areas of the camp were hit by Israeli airstrikes. Source: WAFA
08 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, at least 11 people including children were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a house at about 15:20. Sources: OCHA Update 245 and WAFA
09 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, the east of the camp was hit by Israeli helicopter gunfire. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: On Street 18, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were killed and an unspecified number injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a car. Source: Ma'an News Agency
09 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, 15 people, including children were killed and an unspecified number of others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a home. Sources: Ma'an News Agency and WAFA
10 December 2024: In Block 9, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when the Al-Nour Mosque was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
10 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, three children were killed and several others injured when Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit a home. Sources: AA and Trt Arabic
11 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, the southern parts of the camp were hit by Israeli forces shelling and gunfire. Source: WAFA
11 December 2024: In Block 12, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli artillery struck the vicinity of Al Nuzair roundabout. Sources: AA, Al Jazeera and The voice
11 December 2024: In the Al Saafin area, southwest of Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, seven people were killed and six injured when Israeli airstrikes hit a home. Sources: AA, Al Jazeera and The Voice
11 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, seven people were killed and an unspecified number injured when Israeli airstrikes hit a home in the western part of the camp. Sources: AA, Al Jazeera and The Voice
11 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli helicopters fired at the camp’s eastern areas. Sources: Palinfo Ar and Shehab Agency
14 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and an unspecified number of others injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a group of people near the Abu Attaya roundabout in the eastern part of the camp. Source: WAFA
14 December 2024: Near Block 6 roundabout, Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, five people including a journalist were killed and 12 others were injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a home, which was completely destroyed by the attack and other nearby homes were damaged. Sources: Palinfo, Quds News Network, Quds News Network I and WAFA
22 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a group of people. Source: WAFA
25 December 2024: In Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured by an Israeli airstrike in the east of the camp. Source: WAFA
Al-Shati Refugee Camp
01 December 2024: On Hamid Street, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, one person was killed and an unspecified number of others injured when an Israeli missile struck an area where people were gathered. Sources: Quds News Network and WAFA
01 December 2024: In Al Saftawi neighbourhood, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), an unspecified number of people were injured in an Israeli airstrike. Sources: Paldf and Palinfo Ar
02 December 2024: In Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, two people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when Israeli airstrikes hit the vicinity of Khalidi Mosque. Sources: Al Jazeera and Lebanon files
02 December 2024: In the Al Saftawi neighbourhood, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, Mujahideen Brigades fired mortars at Israeli troops. Sources: Ansarollah, Khaberni, Moscow News and Nabd
03 December 2024: In Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, Israeli artillery and gunfire struck the Al Saftawi neighbourhood. Source: Al Mayadeen
03 December 2024: In Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, an unspecified number of people were killed and injured when a home near Al-Sousi Mosque was hit by Israeli airstrikes. Source: WAFA
07 December 2024: In the Al Karama neighbourhood, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, eight people were killed and an unspecified number injured when an Israeli airstrike struck a home. Sources: AA and NNA
10 December 2024: In Mashroo Amer area, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli tanks fired at homes. Sources: Al Araby, Al Ahed news, news formy and Nabd
11 December 2024: On Al Yassin Street, Al Saftawi neighbourhood, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), an Israeli quadcopter drone fired at people. Source: ACLED1
12 December 2024: In the Al Saftawi neighbourhood, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli aircrafts, drones, and artillery struck the camp. Source: ACLED1
16 December 2024: In al-Mukhabarat neighbourhood, Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, five people were killed and at least 15 others injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a group of people. Sources: WAFA and WAFA I
19 December 2024: In Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, ten people were killed and an unspecified number of others, including children, were injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a group of people at approximately 12:30. Sources: OCHA Update 249, Quds News Network and WAFA
21 December 2024: In Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, at least seven people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a group of people. Source: Quds News Network
27 December 2024: In Al-Shati Refugee Camp (Beach Refugee Camp), Gaza governorate, at least three people were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured in an Israeli forces airstrike. Sources: Quds News Network and WAFA
Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp
01 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli artillery struck east of the camp. Source: Arab 48
02 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli artillery struck a home. Source: ACLED1
03 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli tanks fired east of the camp. Source: Institute for Palestine Studies
04 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and an unspecified number of others injured by gunfire from an Israeli forces drone. Source: WAFA
06 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were killed and one injured in Israeli airstrikes on the camp. Sources: Quds News Network and WAFA
07 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli airstrikes hit the southeast of the camp. Source: AA
07 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a cultivated plot of land was hit by Israeli airstrikes at Wadi Abu Rashid. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, five people were killed, including a child, and an unspecified number injured when Israeli airstrikes and artillery hit a home. Sources: Ma'an News Agency, Paldf, Palinfo Ar, Quds News Network and Snd.
09 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, heavy artillery shelling and gunfire from Israeli military vehicles was reported. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al Balah governorate, a child was injured when artillery shelled a home. Sources: Nabd and Snd
10 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured, including children, in Israeli airstrikes. Sources: AA and Trt Arabic
10 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were injured in an UNRWA school by Israeli tank shelling towards east of the camp. Source: UNRWA
11 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
11 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, evacuation leaflets were distributed by Israeli forces to blocks 2232, 2244, 2245, 2343, and 2340. Source: WAFA
14 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, shells were fired towards the camp by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
19 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, four people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when a home was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
28 December 2024: In Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, nine people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home. Source:Quds News Network and WAFA
Deir el-Balah Refugee Camp
01 December 2024: In Deir al-Balah Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured in an Israeli airstrike east of the camp. Source: Al Manar
04 December 2024: In Deir al-Balah Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed when Israeli airstrikes and artillery struck the Qarara area. Source: ACLED1
06 December 2024: In the east of Deir al-Balah Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli artillery struck the camp. Sources: New Press and New Press I
11 December 2024: In Deir al-Balah Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed when Israeli airstrikes struck a phone charging station. Sources: Amad and WAFA
11 December 2024: In Deir al-Balah Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and an unspecified number of others injured when the vicinity of Deir al-Balah Preparatory School was hit by an Israeli drone strike. The school was sheltering displaced Palestinians. Source: WAFA
Jabalia Refugee Camp
01 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, an unknown number of people were injured when Israeli airstrikes and artillery struck the Khulafaa area. Source: AA
02 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, a clinic run by UNRWA was demolished by Israeli forces. Source: Quds News Network
02 December 2024: In Al-Nazla, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Halima Al Sadiya School sheltering IDPs was hit by Israeli drone and artillery, killing one woman and injuring eight persons. Sources: New Press, WAFA and WAFA I
02 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Halima al-Sadia school was shelled by Israeli forces, killing one woman with tank fire. Source: ACLED1
02 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli military forces destroyed an unspecified number of homes in controlled explosions. Sources: Al Ahed, Dar al maaref, El Watan news and Youm7
02 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, eight people were killed when al-Falah School sheltering IDPs was hit by Israeli airstrikes. Source: L'Orient Today
03 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, the 5th floor of Al Awda Hospital was hit by Israeli artillery and its vicinity by armed drones at around 12:00. Sources: Al haq and Institute for Palestine Studies
04 December 2024: In western Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Hamas struck an Israeli Merkava 4 tank with a Shawaz IED. Sources: Al Jazeera, Asharq and Vdl news
05 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli airstrikes struck Ahmed Al Yassin Street west of the camp. Sources: Al Ahed news and New Press
05 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when an Israeli drone hit a group of people near Al Halabi junction. Source: ACLED1
05 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: Al Jazeera
06 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces shelled the camp. Source: ACLED1
07 December 2024: In the Al Saftawi area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, an Israeli drone fired at homes. Sources: Shehab Agency and Snd
07 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli artillery struck the vicinity of Abu Hussein School. Source: ACLED1
07 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: AA
08 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Hamas struck an Israeli Merkava 4 tank with Yassin 105 anti-tank shells. Sources: Al Mayadeen and Fenix insight
08 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Sourcee: Al Kofiya and Mobdata
09 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: Ma'an News Agency
09 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, an unspecified number of people were killed and injured when Israeli airstrikes hit a school sheltering displaced people. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, two children were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured in an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, seven people were killed and an unspecified number injured or missing in an Israeli airstrike on a home near Abu Hussein School. Source: Ma'an News Agency
10 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli artillery shelled the camp. Source: Youm7
10 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: Al Jazeera
11 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: Al Manar
11 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces burned an unspecified number of homes near Al Khulafa Mosque and the Abou Hussien area. Sources: Al Jazeera and aliwaa
11 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, a series of Israeli military raids were carried out in Tal al-Zaatar area. Source: WAFA
11 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli airstrikes and artillery struck the Al Almi and Al Ansar areas. Source: ACLED1
12 December 2024: In the western part of Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Hamas (Al Qassam Brigades) attacked two Israeli 'D9' bulldozers and a 'Nemr' troop carrier with Shawaz IEDs near the Al Faloujah cemetery. Sources: Al Manar, Al Mayadeen, Al Ahed news, Al Afdal news and Moaab
12 December 2024: In the Al Kholafaa area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelled the camp. Sources: Al Manar, Al Kofiya, Nabd, Palinfo Ar, Quds News Network and Shehab Agency
13 December 2024: In the vicinity of Abu Qamar, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Sources: Al Alam, Institute for Palestine Studies, Islam Times and Palinfo
13 December 2024: In the Al Barid area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Al Qassam Brigades struck Israeli soldiers and artillery with mortar shells. Sources: Al Ahed, Al Jazeera, Al Manar and Al Mayadeen
13 December 2024: In the Al-Ansar area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli airstrikes and artillery hit the camp. Source: ACLED1
14 December 2024: In the Al-Khulafa area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed likely empty homes in controlled explosions. Source: Quds News Network
14 December 2024: In the western part of Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Al-Qassam Brigades struck Israeli trucks and military vehicles near the communications junction west of the camp. Source: Quds News Network, Quds News Network I and Quds News Network II
15 December 2024: In the Abu Qamar area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: Quds News Network, Quds News Network I and WAFA
19 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, six people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when the Al-Khulafa area was hit by Israeli airstrikes, shelling and gunfire. Sources: WAFA and WAFA I
20 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, seven children from the same family were killed in an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
24 December 2024: In the Tal al-Zaatar area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli airstrikes hit the camp. Source: WAFA
29 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, the vicinity of al Awda Hospital came under intense shelling by Israeli artillery. Source: Quds News Network
31 December 2024: In Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza governorate, Israeli military forces destroyed likely empty homes in controlled explosions. Source: PNN
Nuseirat Refugee Camp
01 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a person was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the north of the camp. Source: WAFA
01 December 2024: In the Al Mufit area Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Source: ACLED1
02 December 2024: In the southern part of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a woman was killed and several others injured when a home was hit by an Israeli drone. Source: ACLED1
02 December 2024: In Camp 1, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a child was killed and another person injured when a home was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
03 December 2024: In western Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli airstrikes struck the camp. Source: ACLED1
04 December 2024: In western Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a home was shelled by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
04 December 2024: In Camp 5, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, three people were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit a home. Source: ACLED1
04 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, five people, including four children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a gathering near a food stall and bakery in the east area of the camp. Source: WAFA
05 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, three people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when a home was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
05 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured in Israeli artillery shelling east of the camp. Source: Quds News Network
05 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Dawa area. Source: Quds News Network
05 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli artillery shelled homes in the Abu Mahadi area. Source: Quds News Network
06 December 2024: In Block C, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, 34 Palestinians, including six children and four women, were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured in an Israeli forces airstrike on a house at about 18:45. Sources: OCHA Update 245 and WAFA
06 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a young girl was killed by Israeli shelling on tents in the west part of the camp. Source: WAFA
06 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli airstrikes bombed areas east of the camp. Source: Quds News Network
06 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and several others injured when Israeli airstrikes hit a home sheltering IDPs. Source: ACLED1
08 December 2024: In the new camp of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli forces struck the area near Al-Uruba School. Source: Palinfo Ar and YP agency
08 December 2024: In the Yaffa tower, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured in an Israeli airstrike that struck a home. Source: Al resalah PS
08 December 2024: On Street 18, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two young people were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured when an Israeli drone strike hit a group of people. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In northeastern Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli raids hit the Al-Da'wa Street, also Israeli artillery shelled the area near Al-Ezz School, north of the camp. Source: AA
09 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were killed during an Israeli forces raid of a building. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, three people, including a child, were killed and several injured when a home was hit by Israeli airstrike. Source: ACLED1
10 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, seven Palestinians were killed and an unspecified number of others injured in an Israeli airstrike which hit a house. Sources: Quds News Network and WAFA
11 December 2024: In Block C, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, four people were killed and at least 16 others were injured in Israeli airstrikes that hit a house in the east part of the camp. Sources: WAFA and WAFA I
12 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, at least 34 people were killed, including eight children, and 40 others injured in multiple Israeli airstrikes that hit an unspecified number of houses in the west part of the camp at about 20:30. Sources: OCHA Update 247, WAFA,WAFA I and 98.1 The River
12 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, 15 people, including at least one woman and seven children, were killed and an unspecified number injured by the Israeli forces, when a house was hit at about 02:00. Sources: OCHA Update 247 and Saudi Gazette
13 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, an unspecified number of people were injured when Israeli airstrikes hit a home near Al Ahli club. Sources: Al Hadath Palestine, Al Arabiya Palestine, Personal Communication and Quds News Network
13 December 2024: In northern Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike. Source: WAFA
13 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, 33 people, including eight children, were reportedly killed when Israeli fighter jets bombarded a house. Sources: OCHA News and Quds News Network
12 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al Balah governorate, a Palestinian doctor and his two-month-old child, and 40 other Palestinians, were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a home in the evening. Source: Quds News Network
14 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, shells were fired by Israeli forces towards the camp. Source: WAFA
14 December 2024: In western Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and another injured when the camp was hit by weapon fire from Israeli ships. Source: WAFA
14 December 2024: In the northwest of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli forces destroyed homes in controlled explosions. Sources: Quds News Network and Quds News Network I
15 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli aircrafts and artillery struck north of the camp. Sources: Quds News Network and Quds News Network I
15 December 2024: In the new camp of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli forces vehicles and quadcopters opened fire on the camp. Source: Quds News Network
15 December 2024: In the new camp of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, four people were injured when Israeli forces struck a home in the west part of the camp. Sources: Quds News Network, Quds New Network I and WAFA
15 December 2024: In the new camp of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, five Civil Defense members and a journalist were killed and an unspecified number injured, when Israeli forces struck a Civil Defense post in the market area. Sources: Arabi 21, Arabic RT, Al Mamlaka tv, Masrawy, OCHA Update 247, Palinfo, Palinfo I, Quds News Network, Quds News Network I and WAFA
15 December 2024: In the Abu Qadus residential square, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, four people from the same family were killed when the Israeli Air Force bombed a home. Source: Quds News Network and Quds News Network I
16 December 2024: In the new Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, three people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when the west part of the camp was shelled by Israeli forces. Sources: WAFA and WAFA I
16 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a young girl was killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a home. Source: WAFA
18 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, two people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured when an Israeli airstrike struck the Mufti Land park in the north of the camp. Source: WAFA
19 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a Palestinian was killed and an unspecified number of others injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a group of people near the Al-Ahli Club. Source: WAFA
20 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, eight Palestinians from a single family were killed, including four children and one woman, and an unspecified number of others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit two floors of an apartment at about 16:00. Sources: OCHA Update 249 and WAFA
21 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, four Palestinians were killed and an unspecified number of others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a home. Source: WAFA
22 December 2024: In northern Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, multiple homes were destroyed by Israeli forces m. Source: WAFA
23 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, four people were killed and three others were injured when Israeli airstrikes hit the new area of the camp. Source: WAFA
23 December 2024: In northwestern Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and an unspecified number of others injured when Israeli forces fired bullets at a school sheltering IDPs. Source: WAFA
23 December 2024: In (the new) Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, over 50 people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured, and 20 housing units were destroyed, when Israeli forces raided the camp in an operation that involved the use of an aircraft. Source: OCHA Update 249
26 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, five Palestinian journalists and media workers were killed when a press van belonging to Al Quds Today TV was hit by Israeli forces in front of Al Awda Hospital. Source: OCHA Update 251
29 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, a child was killed in an Israeli artillery attack on the camp. Source: Masrawy and Tayyar
29 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al Balah governorate, at least eight Palestinians, including three women, were killed and an unspecified number injured when Israeli artillery struck homes at about 15:30. Sources: OCHA Update 251 and Quds News Network
29 December 2024: In the new camp of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, nine people were killed and 15 others were injured, including women and children, when Israeli forces artillery struck homes. Sources: Al Jazeera, Jo24, Sama News and WAFA
29 December 2024: In the Al-Sawarha area, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was killed and four others were injured in an Israeli forces bombardment. Source: WAFA
29 December 2024: In the Al-Mufti area, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, the north area of the camp was hit by Israeli forces quadcopter drones. Source: WAFA
29 December 2024: In the Al-Mufti area, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, one person was injured when homes in the west part of the camp were hit by Israeli forces gunfire. Source: WAFA
31 December 2024: In Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah governorate, Israeli artillery shelled north of the camp. Source: PNN
West Bank, including East Jerusalem
Al-Ain Refugee Camp
25 December 2024: In Al-Ain Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, two men were shot and injured by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
Al-Amari Refugee Camp
25 December 2024: In Al-Amari Refugee Camp, Ramallah governorate, three people were injured by Israeli forces during a raid on the camp. Source: WAFA
Arroub Refugee Camp
09 December 2024: In Arroub Refugee Camp, Herbon governorate, students and faculty were prevented from entering the Al-Arroub Secondary School for boys after it was forcibly closed and stormed by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
Askar Refugee Camp
15 December 2024: In Askar Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, one person was injured by Israeli forces gunfire during a raid on the camp. Source: Quds News Network
16 December 2024: In Askar Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, an 18-year-old man was killed after being shot by Israeli forces during a raid of the camp. Two areas of the camp were stormed and there was use of sound bombs, live rounds, tear gas and shooting. Eyewitnesses reported that the man was shot while attempting to throw explosive devices towards the Israeli forces. Israeli forces detained the man for about 20 minutes after he was shot and then handed him over to a medical team, who pronounced him dead. Sources: OCHA Update 248 and WAFA
Balata Refugee Camp
06 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, a 23-year-old man was killed by Israeli forces gunfire during a raid of the camp. The PRCS reported that Israeli forces denied their access to the camp and the man was transported in a private vehicle to the hospital. Sources: OCHA Update 246 and WAFA
12 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, the camp was raided by Israeli forces using gas bombs and live bullets. During the raid, a 27-year-old man was shot and killed by Israeli forces and three others were injured, including a woman. At least one man was also arrested during the raid. Sources: OCHA Update 246, OCHA Update 248, WAFA and PressTV
12 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, Israeli forces conducted house raids and injured an elderly couple in their home, both in their sixties, leaving them with minor bruises. Sources: OCHA Update 246 and OCHA Update 248
14 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, a man was injured by Israeli forces gunfire during the raid on the camp. Source: Quds News Network
15 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, three people, including a 16-year-old child, were injured by Israeli forces gunfire and explosions during a raid on the camp. Source: Ma'an News Agency
15 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, Hamas fighters struck an Israeli army vehicle with an explosive device. Source: Quds News Network
15 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, an Israeli bulldozer destroyed the infrastructure and doors of commercial stores on Market Street. Source: Quds News Network
15 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, a 16-year-old boy was shot and injured by Israeli forces during a raid on the camp. Source: WAFA
18 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, the camp vicinity was stormed and hit with gunfire by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
19 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, two people, including an 80-year-old woman with a hearing disability, were killed and five others were injured, including a 65-year-old man and a 21-year-old, by Israeli forces bullets during an ongoing raid on the camp. Reportedly, exchanges of fire took place between Israeli forces and Palestinians who used an explosive device. During the incident, the UNRWA field office staff and over 3,000 pupils in four schools had to shelter in place. Sources: OCHA Update 248, OCHA Update 250, Palinfo, Quds News Network and WAFA
19 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, the PRCS medical team were obstructed by Israeli forces from delivering any medical services and prevented from entering the camp. Sources: Personal Communication and Quds News Network
19 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, an Israeli airstrike hit a Palestinian-owned vehicle, killing at least four people and injuring three others. Source: OCHA Update 248 and OCHA Update 250
24 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, three people were injured, including a 49-year-old woman who was beaten, and one person arrested by Israeli forces, during a raid on the camp. Source: WAFA
25 December 2024: In Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus governorate, two people were injured by live bullets and four arrested, including a 19-year-old man, by Israeli forces during a raid of the camp. Source: WAFA
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
09 December 2024: In Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Bethlehem governorate, a man was arrested by undercover Israeli special forces. Sources: Palinfo and WAFA
Ein el-Sultan Refugee Camp
18 December 2024: In Ein el-Sultan Refugee Camp, Jericho governorate, the Israeli Forces carried out violent raids on homes and kidnapped two young men. Source: Palinfo
Far’a Refugee Camp
11 December 2024: In Far’a Refugee Camp, Tubas governorate, Palestinian police opened fire on a man, injuring and arresting him. Source: ACLED1
Fawwar Refugee Camp
05 December 2024: In Fawwar Refugee Camp, Hebron governorate, an unspecified number of men were arrested and the entrance of the camp was stormed and then closed by Israeli forces, preventing people from moving in and out of the camp. Source: WAFA
Jalazone Refugee Camp
05 December 2024: In Jalazone Refugee Camp, Ramallah governorate, a teenager was shot, injured and then detained during a raid by Israeli forces. Source: Quds News Network
12 December 2024: In Jalazone Refugee Camp, Ramallah governorate, the camp was stormed and raided by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
27 December 2024: In Jalazone Refugee Camp, Ramallah governorate, two people were shot and injured by Israeli forces during a raid in the camp. Source: WAFA
Jenin Refugee Camp
Between 05-09 December: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, Palestinian Authority (PA) forces carried out arrests, including of an injured man who was taken from Ibn Sina Hospital and subsequently released, and engaged in exchanges of fire with armed Palestinians. In one instance, a fire broke out in the emergency department of Jenin Governmental Hospital as a result of fighting in the area. Source: OCHA Update 246
09 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, PA forces shot two unarmed camp residents: a 19-year-old who was killed and a 15-year-old boy who was injured. Source: OCHA Update 246
14 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, an unspecified number of people were shot and injured from bullets fired by PA forces attempting to storm the camp. A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed, and the perpetrator was yet to be confirmed. Sources: OCHA Update 248, Quds News Network and Quds News Network I
14 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, PA forces shot and killed a 13-year-old boy. Source: Palinfo
14 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, at 04:00, violent clashes erupted after a large PA security force stormed from three main axes, with snipers on rooftops. Source: Palinfo
14 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, UNRWA reported that the fighting in the camp had caused it to halt its services. Several generators were hit during exchanges of fire, causing intermittent electricity and communication outages in multiple neighbourhoods within the camp. The ongoing fighting halted the rehabilitation of water networks, which were significantly damaged by previous Israeli military operations, affecting access to water for over 60 percent of the camp's population (about 12,000 people). Source: OCHA Update 248
20 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin governorate, at least three people were killed during an operation against the anti-Israel resistance by the PA. The PA's assault on the camp, carried out in coordination with Israeli forces, entered its 15th day. Source: Quds News Network
23 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a 16-year boy was shot and killed in unclear circumstances. It remained unknown whether he was killed by armed Palestinians or PA forces. Source: OCHA Update 250
24 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a Palestinian man was shot and killed by PA while attempting to leave the camp along with his wife. Sources: OCHA Update 250 and OCHA Update 252
25 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a member of the PA succumbed to injuries sustained on 22 December while attempting to dismantle an IED. Source: OCHA Update 252
26 December 2024: Near Al Damj neighbourhood, Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a member of the PA was killed during armed clashes with Palestinians. According to a statement by the PA, the fatality occurred after Molotov cocktails were thrown at a house where members of the Palestinian forces were stationed. Source: OCHA Update 252
28 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a journalism student was shot and killed by a PA forces sniper while holding her nephew outside her home. Sources: Al Jazeera, Elaph, IRNA, Megaphone News, New Arab, OCHA Update 252, Press Tv and The Palestine Chronicle
28 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a PA member was killed during clashes with armed Palestinians. Source: OCHA Update 252
29 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, PA security forces used rocket-propelled grenades to strike homes. Source: IRNA
29 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin city and governorate, a home in the Harat Al-Damaj area was burned down by PA forces using incendiary ammunition and tracer rounds. Source: Al Manar
31 December 2024: In Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin governorate, a fire broke out in a house during a PA military operation targeting anti-Israel resistance groups. Source: Quds News Network
Nur Shams Refugee Camp
Between 24-25 December 2024: In Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps, Tulkarem governorate, Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians, including two women and one child, during a 40-hour operation in the camps. The operation involved drone strikes and bulldozing roads, resulting in extensive infrastructural damage, including to water, sewage, and electricity networks. Sources: OCHA Update 250, OCHA Update 252 and WAFA
Qalandiya Refugee Camp
23 December 2024: In Qalandiya Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, three men were injured by Israeli gunfire during a raid of the camp. Source: WAFA
Shu’fat Refugee Camp
02 December 2024: In Shu’fat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, a commercial shop was demolished by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
09 December 2024: In Shu’fat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, Israeli police forces attacked camp residents with tear gas and arrested a man from his home. Source: Palinfo
26 December 2024: In Shu’fat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters and opened fire on camp residents during their raid on the camp, while an unspecified number of youths were assaulted and detained. Sources: Quds News Network and Quds News Network I
30 December 2024: In Shu’fat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, Israeli forces bulldozed a home under the pretext of building without a permit. Source: Al Barq news
31 December 2024: In Shu’fat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, an unspecified structure was demolished by Israeli forces. Source: Quds News Network
Tulkarem Refugee Camp
19 December 2024: In the Balawneh neighborhood, Tulkarem Refugee Camp, Tulkarem governorate, four people were killed and three children were injured when an Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle. Following the airstrike, Israeli forces raided Tulkarm city and camp and bulldozed sections of the main road, causing damage to water and sewage networks. Sources: OCHA Update 250, Personal Communication, Quds News Network and WAFA
24 December 2024: In Tulkarem Refugee Camp, Tulkarem governorate, a young man was killed in the Al-Hadaideh neighborhood by Israeli forces bullets during a raid on the camp. Source: WAFA
24 December 2024: In the Al-Hamam area, Tulkarem Refugee Camp, Tulkarem governorate, an elderly Palestinian woman was killed and three others injured when an Israeli drone strike hit a group of people. Source: WAFA
Between 24-25 December 2024: Summary In Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps, Tulkarem governorate, Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians, including two women, during a 40-hour operation in the camps. The operation involved drone strikes and bulldozing roads, resulting in extensive infrastructural damage, including to water, sewage, and electricity networks. Sources: OCHA Update 250 and OCHA Update 252
25 December 2024: In Tulkarem Refugee Camp, Tulkarem governorate, an elderly man was injured by shrapnel to the face and a young girl was injured by shrapnel to the shoulder, during an ongoing raid of the camp by Israeli forces. Source: WAFA
25 December 2024: In Al-Sawalma neighborhood, Tulkarem Refugee Camp, Tulkarem governorate, a home was destroyed by Israeli forces during an ongoing raid of the camp. Source: WAFA
26 December 2024: In Tulkarem Refugee Camp, Tulkarem governorate, the Israeli forces caused significant damage to al Salam Mosque and an unspecified number of homes during a raid on the camp. Source: Quds News Network
This Monthly News Brief comprises reported threats and incidents of violence affecting protection of IDPs and refugees in the oPt. It is part of the Protection in Danger project by Insecurity Insight. It is prepared from information available in local, national and international news outlets and online databases. The incidents reported are not a complete nor a representative list of all events of threats and incidents of violence affecting protection of IDPs and refugees and have not been independently verified. This report is funded and supported by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The opinions expressed in it do not reflect in any way the position of the U.S. Government who is not responsible for the content expressed in this document.
Insecurity Insight. 2025. Protection in Danger in the occupied Palestinian territory, December 2024. Switzerland: Insecurity Insight. bit.ly/Dec2024OPTPro
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