GAZA: Scores of innocent civilians were killed over the past few hours as a result of the continuing Israeli airstrikes and artillery bombardments targeting various regions of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.
In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes targeted a gathering of civilians near the Saraya junction, resulting in the tragic murder of 10 civilians, with dozens sustaining injuries.
In Deir el-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, it was reported that three casualties were transferred to the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital following an Israeli airstrike which targeted the Khattab family’s residence west of the neighboring Nuseirat refugee camp.
Medical sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted a group of civilians on Street 2 connecting Nuseirat refugee camp and town of Az-Zawayda, resulting in the murder of a child and injuries to others. Simultaneously, Israeli forces fired phosphorus bombs towards the tents of displaced families in Nuseirat.
In the meantime, Captain Hani Al-Masri, a prominent Palestini
an football star and coach of the Palestinian Olympic football team, was also reported killed as a result of the ongoing Israeli shelling of Gaza City.
Israeli occupation forces also bombed a house in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City.
Meanwhile, a girl was killed and other civilians were injured due to the Israeli shelling of a house in the Beit Lahia project in northern Gaza.
In the southern region of the Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza reported that Israeli forces continue to target its Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, aiming to send it out of service. The Red Crescent added that Israeli artillery and drones are violently shelling the vicinity of the hospital in southern Gaza.
Furthermore, Israeli warplanes bombed several houses in central Khan Yunis, accompanied by intense artillery shelling in the eastern areas of the city. Medical sources confirmed the arrival of a martyr to the European Hospital following the shelling in the Fakhari village east of Khan Yunis.
Also in Khan Yun
is, local media reports said four civilians, including three children, in the shelling that targeted a house west of the city.
In another tragic incident, a civilian lost his life in the Israeli shelling near the Sofa/Salah al-Din Street junction in the Nasr neighborhood northeast of Rafah.
The Ministry of Health announced earlier today that the death toll in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the aggression on October 7 has reached 22,600 martyrs, with more than 70% being women and children.
The ministry also mentioned 7,000 individuals are still missing under the rubble, with difficulties in obtaining accurate numbers due to the continuous attacks and insufficient rescue missions.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA
