April 17 (UPI) —
As Palestinians dedicate a day to their people who have been incarcerated, the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, leaving dozens more dead.
Al Jazeera
reported Thursday that
At minimum, 29 individuals lost their lives in Gaza City starting from daybreak, which the State of Palestine has marked as ‘Prisoner’s Day.’
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates asserted
in a press release
That 9,900 Palestinians are detained by Israel, with this total including “400 minors, 29 females, and 51 media personnel.”
The statement asserted that over 3,400 Palestinians are currently detained under “arbitrary administrative procedures without charges or trials.” It further stated that 63 detainees have passed away since the conflict began on October 7, 2023.
On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces provided an update regarding their activities in Gaza starting from March 18. The report claims they have conducted approximately 1,200 airstrikes against militant targets. Additionally, over 100 specific elimination missions were executed, resulting in hundreds of militants and military leaders affiliated with Gazan terrorist groups being taken out.
The IDF additionally stated that they eliminated 15 “company commanders and several other militants,” who allegedly “entered Israeli territory on October 7.”
announced Tuesday that it
killed Muhammad al-‘Ajlah, whom they identify as the ”
commander of a combat support company
during the Shejaiya battalion throughout the conflict.”
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs posted to social media Thursday that Israel continues its blockade of aid into Gaza, and that “hundreds of thousands of people are being repeatedly displaced.”
The U.N. spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, verified on Monday that this is indeed the case.
six weeks since any supplies
have been permitted into Gaza.
