Deir al-Bala (Gaza Strip), December 22
At least 22 people, including five children, were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip today. Palestinian medical officers gave this information. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities allowed Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a Catholic priest, to enter Gaza and hold a pre-Christmas prayer meeting with members of the region’s Christian community. At least eight people, including three children, were killed in an attack on a school in Gaza City by the government-affiliated ‘Civil Defence’ group Hamas.
According to Al Aqsa Martyr Hospital, eight people, including three women and two children, were killed in an attack on a house in Deir al-Bala on Saturday night. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, two people were killed in a car explosion in Gaza. – Ap