LIVE BLOG: Israel Kills Three in Rafah | Palestinian Women Killed, Wounded, Detained – Day 519

RAFAH MAYOR: The mayor of Rafah stated that preventing fuel entry for the seventh consecutive day threatens to halt emergency services and paralyze life in the devastated city.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced that its air force targeted a Hezbollah member involved in directing the group’s operations in southern Lebanon.

HAMAS: Hamas welcomed the emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers in Jeddah and called for steps to support the Palestinian people.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli forces stormed the Khalil Suleiman Government Hospital in Jenin and threw a gas bomb inside.

Israeli forces stormed Khalil Suleiman Hospital in Jenin, throwing a gas bomb inside. They also besieged Jenin Governmental Hospital, blocking patients from entering and detaining Palestinian journalists. #Jenin #Palestine #IsraelWarCrimes pic.twitter.com/vVcqDnwXWb

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 8, 2025

LEBANESE CIVIL DEFENSE: One person was killed and another injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Khirbet Salm in southern Lebanon.

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli drone fire in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces obstructed worshipers from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli special forces stormed the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: Seven Palestinians were injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a bulldozer removing rubble in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem.

ISRAELI RADIO: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak stated that threatening to resume fighting to return captives is illogical and only serves Benjamin Netanyahu’s interests.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

At least three Palestinians were killed as Israeli tanks fired intensively and a drone strike targeted a group of people in Rafah.

An Israeli drone strike targeted Palestinian civilians east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, killing two people, Al-Jazeera reported.

Later on Saturday morning, a third Palestinian was reportedly killed by Israeli occupation forces in the Al-Tannour neighborhood, also east of Rafah. The area has seen intensified Israeli attacks in recent days.

Heavy Israeli Fire and Drone Strike Kill at Least Three in Rafah

PRISONERS’ MEDIA OFFICE: Israeli forces raided the home of two freed captives, Akram and Nasr Abu Snina, who were released as part of the “Tufan Al-Ahrar” prisoner exchange deal in Hebron.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: VPALESTINIAN PRISONERS’ AFFAIRS AUTHORITY: The Israeli occupation continues to detain 21 Palestinian female prisoners, who are subjected to systematic crimes in Israeli prisons. Since October 7, 2023, 490 Palestinian women, including minors, have been arrested, according to specialized institutions.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The families of Israeli captives in Gaza have called for protests tonight, Saturday, to demand their immediate release.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Videos shared by Palestinian media show the 36th batch of patients and wounded from Gaza leaving through the Rafah border crossing to receive treatment abroad.

The 36th batch of wounded and patients from Gaza is seen crossing Rafah for treatment abroad—another painful reminder of the healthcare crisis under siege. #Gaza #Palestine pic.twitter.com/71CvpGZjXP

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 8, 2025

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

The military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, released a video on Friday in which captured Israeli soldier Matan Angrest warned that the only way to secure the captives’ release is through advancing to the second stage of the ceasefire and exchange agreement.

“We feel that the army, state, and government abandoned us … We’re starting to lose hope. We can’t see the end; we can’t see how this whole story ends,” Angrest, who was taken captive in the October 7 resistance operation, stated.

‘We Feel Abandoned’ – Captive Soldier Urges Israel to Proceed with Exchange Deal

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli settlers attacked Khirbet al-Daba’a village in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Deputy Minister of Endowments in Gaza stated that the Israeli occupation has destroyed over 1,119 out of 1,244 mosques in Gaza, amounting to 90% of the Strip’s mosques.

SALAMA MAROUF, HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE IN GAZA: On International Women’s Day, Salama Marouf reminded the international community of the Israeli occupation’s massacres, which left 12,316 women killed during the genocide war in Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Friday evening, targeting multiple areas, including villages, in south Lebanon.

According to the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen news agency’s correspondent, Israeli fighter jets bombed Wadi Zibqin and the area between Aita al-Shaab and Beit Yahoun.

Israel Launches 28 Airstrikes on Lebanese Border Areas amid Heightened Tensions

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: A Palestinian was injured after an Israeli military vehicle collided with his car in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: A Palestinian was injured after an Israeli military vehicle collided with his car in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/wovysgn779

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 8, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghi called on the Islamic world to take action to prevent Israeli schemes to displace Gaza residents and annex the occupied West Bank.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army stated that sirens in the Kerem Shalom area near Gaza sounded due to a misidentification.

AL-JAZEERA:

Israeli tanks are firing intensively near the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza.

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a group of Palestinians east of Rafah in southern Gaza.

An Israeli tank fired a sound bomb toward homes in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of Rafah in southern Gaza.

Israeli occupation forces killed 53-year-old Palestinian Abdelmounim Qishta after a drone opened fire at homes in Al-Tanour, east of Rafah, southern Gaza. #Gaza #Palestine pic.twitter.com/HTS3NrtU5a

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 8, 2025

ISRAELI HOME FRONT COMMAND: Sirens sounded in the Kerem Shalom area near Gaza, according to the Israeli Home Front Command.

UN OCHA: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that Israeli restrictions continue to hinder the movement of people across the occupied West Bank.

UNRWA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency reported that Israel has begun demolishing over 16 buildings in Nur Shams camp, following the destruction of more than 20 homes last week.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces stormed the southern area of Hebron.

OIC: The final statement of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting affirmed the absolute rejection and firm opposition to plans aimed at displacing Palestinians. It also endorsed the Egyptian plan for early recovery and reconstruction in Gaza.