Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
AFP: France's new PM Sebastein Lecornu resigns just hours after unveiling cabinet.
Trump: Technical teams will meet again on Monday in Egypt to discuss and clarify the final details, and the first phase is scheduled to be completed this week
US President Donald Trump: Talks with Hamas have been very successful and are moving at a rapid pace
Local sources in Aleppo: Violent clashes erupt between the SDF and factions affiliated with the transitional authority on the Deir Hafer and Tishrin Dam fronts in the eastern Aleppo countryside
Israeli media: Interceptor missiles fired in an attempt to shoot down the drone
IOF Spokesperson: Sirens sounded amid suspected "enemy aircraft" infiltrating the Eilat area
Israeli media: "Israel" won the battle but lost the war strategically and politically
Israeli media: Ben Gurion Airport's airspace closed to air traffic following missile launch from Yemen
Israeli media: Echoes of several explosions heard in central occupied territories
United States: A federal judge temporarily blocks President Donald Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland

Director of Karm Abu Salem Crossing, 3 others killed in Israeli strike

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen
  • 21 Dec 2023 17:12
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

Colonel Bassam Ghaben, the director of the Karm Abu Salem crossing, was killed as a result of an Israeli airstrike in the vicinity of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.

  • x
  • Director of Karm Abu Salem Crossing, 3 others killed in Israeli strike
    An aerial image the border from Egypt into Gaza (Image credit: Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies)

Four Palestinians, including Colonel Bassam Ghaben, the director of Karm Abu Salem Crossing, were killed as a result of an Israeli airstrike in the vicinity of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that Israeli warplanes are carrying out airstrikes, simultaneous with artillery shelling on al-Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

Our correspondent noted that all healthcare centers in the northern Gaza Strip are out of service due to the deliberate Israeli targeting.

He also highlighted that the Jabalia neighborhood has turned into "a disaster zone," and no organizations can provide assistance due to Israeli restrictions. He pointed out that the bodies of the martyrs are decomposing in the streets.

Israeli aggression targets Rafah, Khan Younis 

Related News

French MPs on hunger strike after their detainment in 'Israel'

Mass rallies in Turkey in show support for Gaza

Earlier today, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that Israeli occupation boats carried out aggressive bombings on Rafah Beach and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The correspondent stated, "We witnessed one of the most violent nights in Gaza, which included intense bombing in Rafah, Khan Younis, and the northern areas of the Strip."

He further noted that Israeli occupation warplanes conducted a series of raids on areas east of Khan Younis, specifically in Khuza’a and al-Zinni, as well as north of al-Qarara, Abasan, and Bani Suhaila, including the Ma’an region, resulting in numerous casualties.

The Israeli bombings also targeted other central areas of the Gaza Strip, with the explosions being described as very powerful, as reported by our correspondent.

The Israeli airstrikes were concentrated in northern Gaza City, specifically targeting neighborhoods such as al-Shujaiya, al-Zaytoun, Sheikh Radwan, and al-Rimal.

It is worth noting that the government media office in Gaza announced, on Wednesday, that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip had risen to 20,000 martyrs, including 8,000 children, 6,200 women, 310 medical personnel, and 97 journalists. 

The occupation has committed 1,700 massacres. More than 1.8 million people in Gaza have become displaced and live outside their homes, and nearly 2.4 million people are suffering under difficult and unprecedented humanitarian conditions of misery, and they suffer greatly in the provision of food, medicine, and potable water.

  • Gaza Strip
  • Israeli airstrikes
  • Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
  • Palestine
  • Rafah border crossing
  • Karm Abu Salem
  • Bassam Ghaben
  • Gaza
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Hamas fighters stand in formation ahead of a ceremony to hand over Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP)

Hamas reviews Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan as PIJ rejects

  • Palestine
  • 30 Sep 2025
Iraq at a crossroads: A new war front?

Iraq at a crossroads: A new war front?

  • West Asia
  • 30 Sep 2025
A Hamas fighter in combat fatigues stands before the ceremony for the handover of Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, February 22, 2025 (AP)

Hamas responds to Trump plan, backs Gaza withdrawal, exchange

  • Politics
  • 3 Oct 2025
Tucker Carlson speaks at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, Sunday, September 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (AP)

Tucker Carlson: Israeli officers gave orders on Iran inside Pentagon

  • Politics
  • 2 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, listens to France Unbowed party parliament member Mathilde Panot during a demonstration after a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was illegally raided by the IOF, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 in Paris (AP)
Politics

French MPs on hunger strike after their detainment in 'Israel'

Gaza residents fear trap as Trump’s plan offers little relief
Politics

Flying promises and bombs: Gazans hopeful, yet deeply distrustful

Two years of destruction: Gaza endures war, famine, and displacement
Politics

UNRWA details Gaza's two years under war, famine, and displacement

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a military hardware exhibition in Pyongyang, Notrh Korea Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 (AP)
Politics

DPRK's Kim unveils new advanced weapons at 'Defiance Development 2025'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS