Casualties:18,787+ Palestinians killed and 50,897+ wounded in the Gaza Strip288 Palestinians killed (WAFA) and 3,365 wounded in the Occupied West Bank. According to Al Jazeera, Abudaqa, a veteran cameraman for the Al Jazeera bureau in Gaza, was accompanying journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh on coverage of Israeli strikes in Khan Younis. “The Network holds Israel accountable for systematically targeting and killing Al Jazeera journalists and their families,” a statement by Al Jazeera read. Abudaqa’s son, Yazan, told Al Jazeera in an interview: “‘I’m proud of my dad. West Bank: 16 Palestinians arrestedIsraeli forces arrested 16 people across the occupied West Bank today, including a woman with cancer, according to Wafa news agency.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2023 18:16 UTC