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Dozens of civilian casualties amid intense Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

GAZA: Dozens of innocent civilians were brutally murdered over the past few hours as the ongoing Israeli relentless genocide campaign on the Gaza Strip carries on for the 93rd consecutive day, inflicting a tragic human toll and massive destruction to properties.

In central Gaza, Israeli occupation forces bombarded the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, resulting in the killing and injury of several civilians.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled the eastern areas of the Nuseirat refugee camp and a residence in the Zawaida area, both located in central Gaza, leading to the tragic death of a Palestinian woman.

Also in Deir al-Balah, a number of civilians were killed following the Israeli shelling which targeted a group of civilians in Abdul Kareem Al-Aklouk Street.

To the south, medical sources reported that 71 civilians, including children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling in Khan Yunis overnight.

Meanwhile, at least three civilians were killed, and five others
were injured, in an Israeli strike targeting a group of civilians in the Al-Araishia area, coinciding with the targeting of the vicinity of Al-Amal Hospital in the city.

Simultaneously, Israeli warplanes destroyed the Salah al-Din Mosque in the town of Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis.

In the Miraj area north of Rafah, 11 civilians were killed in a barrage of Israeli airstrikes.

Meantime, three journalists, one of them the son of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh, were killed, and two others were injured in an Israeli strike targeting their vehicle north of Rafah.

The incident unfolded when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a vehicle carrying journalists, resulting in the killing of journalist Hamza, 29, son of Al Jazeera’s Wael al-Dahdouh, in addition to journalist Mustafa Thraya. The strike also resulted in the injury of a third journalist.

Journalist Ali Salem Abu Ajwa was also killed after being targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

Medical sources reported that Israeli occupation
forces committed 12 massacres in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the murder of 113 civilians and the injury of 250 others.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 has resulted in at least 22,835 fatalities, with the majority being women and children, and the injury of nearly 58,300 others. Additionally, 7,000 individuals are missing under the rubble, and are most likely thought dead.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA