"Who goes to the charging station? Me, the child, or my husband": At least 17 reports of bombing of phone charging stations in Gaza
At least 17 Israeli strikes on phone charging stations in Gaza since August 2024, five of them after the ceasefire. On Friday, 14 people were wounded in a strike in western Khan Younis. The IDF announced the elimination of three Islamic Jihad operatives in one of the strikes, but did not mention the charging station.
Last Friday, at least 14 people were wounded in an Israeli drone strike on a phone charging station in western Khan Younis. In the Gaza Strip, which has had no regular electricity supply to homes since October 2023, makeshift charging stations in tents and stalls are one of the few ways to stay connected. According to Palestinian reports and documentation by the monitoring organization Airwars, at least 17 Israeli strikes on or near such stations have been reported since August 2024, five of them after the ceasefire took effect. Dozens of people, including children, have been killed and wounded in these strikes. Only one of them, on October 11, was announced by the IDF as having eliminated operatives of an armed organization. The article brings testimonies from residents and charging station operators, describing the danger and importance of the stations as a vital communication tool.