Gaza Genocide09 May, 20262 min read
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Eyad Al-Motawwaq Near Jabalia Refugee Camp in Northern Gaza
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Eyad al-Motawwaq killed in Israeli drone strike west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza. Drone strike hit a motorcycle; several others injured.
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Drone strike during talks
An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle west of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing Eyad al-Motawwaq and injuring several other Palestinians amid continued violations of a ceasefire agreement in force since last October. Al Jazeera reported that the strike took place outside the zones of Israeli military deployment under the so-called ceasefire agreement, while Israeli forces also shelled the eastern areas of Gaza City’s Tuffah neighborhood with no casualties confirmed.
Gaza’s Health Ministry figures cited by TRT World put the toll since the ceasefire took effect at around 850 Palestinians killed and 2,433 others injured by Israeli fire and bombardment. The Palestine Chronicle said hospitals in the besieged enclave received five bodies and 15 wounded people during the past 48 hours, and it added that medical teams warned many victims remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings and in inaccessible areas due to ongoing attacks and severe operational limitations.
Turkish diplomacy and claims
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Muhammad Darwish, head of Hamas’s advisory Shura Council, to discuss peace efforts and humanitarian assistance for Gaza during the meeting in Ankara. Fidan criticized Israel’s expanding presence in Gaza and its hindrance of humanitarian aid, calling the situation “unacceptable,” and he reiterated Turkey’s opposition to any forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
Al Jazeera said at least four people were killed and 15 others injured in the Strip in the past 48 hours, and it reported that some victims remained under rubble as rescue teams laboured to reach them. The Electronic Intifada’s roundup also described additional attacks during the ceasefire period, including a report that a 15-year-old child, Muhammad Sahwil, was killed in an Israeli strike on a police station in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City.
Health crisis and displacement
The Palestine Chronicle reported that Gaza’s Ministry of Health said 770 bodies have been recovered from beneath the rubble since the ceasefire began, and it cited official statistics that the cumulative Palestinian death toll since October 7, 2023, has risen to 72,736 killed and 172,535 wounded. It also said medical sources warned thalassemia patients in Gaza are facing catastrophic conditions amid collapsing healthcare infrastructure and severe shortages of essential medical supplies, and it quoted officials describing shortages of specialized medicines and blood transfusions as a “daily struggle for survival.”
TRT Français said a ceasefire in Gaza in effect since October 10 is supposed to silence the guns after two years of “genocidal war,” and it added that despite the ceasefire Israeli forces have committed hundreds of violations through bombardments and gunfire, killing 603 Palestinians and injuring 1,618 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The Electronic Intifada further tied the conflict to humanitarian constraints by stating that Israel’s ongoing restrictions on humanitarian aid include nutritious food as well as medical supplies and medications, while it also cited World Food Programme reporting that cooking gas shortages force nearly seven in every 10 families to burn waste.