By Day 337 of Israeli Genocide in Gaza: 40,939 Martyred, 94,616 Injured

The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 40,939 and those injured 94,616, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Saturday as the genocide marked its 337th day.

In its daily report, the Ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres in Gaza, killing 61 people and wounding 162 others in 48 hours. 

It also noted that many casualties remain trapped under the rubble and on the streets, with ambulances and civil defense teams unable to reach them.

Israeli genocide ongoing

A child was killed and several others were injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes across northern and central Gaza early this Saturday morning.

Our correspondent reported that one of the airstrikes hit the residential apartment of the Awadallah family in the al-Gharbawi building, located in the al-Nasser neighborhood of northern Gaza City. The attack resulted in the killing of a child and injuries to several individuals, who were subsequently transported to the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.

Our correspondent reported that several people were killed and wounded in a strike on tents housing displaced persons at the al-Halima al-Saadiya School in Jabalia al-Nazla, northern Gaza. Artillery shelling also targeted al-Dawa Street in the Nuseirat camp.

In central Gaza, strikes targeted a residential apartment in the al-Bureij refugee camp, killing four people and injuring ten others, including children. The injured were taken to the Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat camp for treatment, as reported by Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics.

Furthermore, he confirmed that Israeli forces demolished multiple buildings, south of the al-Sabra neighborhood near an educational institution and opened fire from their vehicles in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood of southeastern Gaza City. Additionally, Beit Lahia came under Israeli artillery shelling this morning.

In a related development, our correspondent reported at least 61 fatalities due to the Israeli aggression in Gaza today.

He also reported injuries from Israeli shelling north of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Furthermore, an Israeli Quadcopter opened fire on Palestinians near the Salah al-Din Mosque in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood of southeastern Gaza City.

‘Israel’ strikes school shelter for displaced Palestinian

Israeli occupation forces have bombed another school sheltering forcible displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, resulting in several casualties.

On Saturday morning, Israeli airstrikes targeted the al-Halimah al-Saadiyah school in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killing at least eight people mostly women and children while sleeping in tents.

In a separate incident, an Israeli bombing in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza claimed the lives of five people.

According to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), the Israeli military has targeted 69 percent of school buildings used as shelters for forcibly displaced individuals in the Gaza Strip.

The agency noted, “69% of school buildings where displaced families were seeking shelter have been directly hit or damaged,” as reported by the Global Education Cluster, which coordinates humanitarian efforts in education during internal displacements.

“This blatant disregard of humanitarian law must stop. We need a ceasefire now,” the agency emphasized.