Israeli occupation massacres hundreds in residential areas across Gaza Strip

The Israeli occupation committed tens of massacres across the Gaza Strip via airstrikes and artillery shelling.

More than 100 people have been martyred in an Israeli strike that targeted a residential building in al-Falouja area, in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip. The horrific strike killed entire families who took refuge in the building, amid an ongoing and indiscriminate Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

The President of the Islamic University, Dr. Soufian Tayeh, and his family were among those murdered in cold blood, according to our correspondent. Mohammad Farjallah, a photojournalist, was also martyred in a strike in a northern area of the Gaza Strip.

Being underequipped and under the threat of Israeli targeting, the Palestinian Civil Defense is still unable to retrieve the bodies of martyrs still trapped under the rubble.

On his part, the Director of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Khalil al-Duqran, told Al Mayadeen that the hospital has exceeded its capacity, as the number of wounded people surpassed the number of hospital beds available at the facility. He confirmed that the hospital is suffering from extreme shortages in medical supplies and fuel. 

“We previously urged the world to transfer all injured individuals abroad and to open the Rafah border crossing for the entry of medical supplies,” however, al-Duqran’s pleas fell on deaf ears, while the world idly watches as “Israel” massacres Gazans.

On its part, the Palestinian Civil Defense reported the martyrdom of 20 Palestinians after Israeli bombs hit a residential building in Hay al-Zaytun, in Gaza City.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent also reported that Israeli artillery and airstrikes targeted the vicinity of Yarmouk Market, the Zarqa area, and al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City.

In the southern district of Khan Younis, Israeli warplanes targeted several residential buildings in the Hamad towers, while its vessels and artillery units shelled western areas of Khan Younis.

In the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, our correspondent said that people were martyred and injured, while others were reported missing after the occupation bombed a house in the eastern part of the city.

Moreover, our correspondent said the occupation targeted al-Qarara area in Khan Younis with around 50 consecutive raids.

‘Israel’ massacares 15,207 Palestinians

193 people have been martyred in the Gaza Strip and 652 people have been injured as a result of the occupation’s bombardment on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. In total, 15,207 citizens were martyred and 40,652 were injured, as a direct result of the Israeli aggression.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, said that most of the victims of the Israeli bombing were women and children and that medical staff observed deformities on the bodies of some of them.

As for the operational situation in Gaza’s hospitals, al-Qudra said the occupation deliberately targeted 130 health institutions and put 20 hospitals and 46 health centers out of service, while 280 health personnel were martyred in various regions of the Strip. The occupation also arrested 31 medical personnel and tortured them during questioning.

He added that hospitals have lost their capacity to treat injured individuals, as hundreds of wounded are being treated on the facilities’ floors, pointing out that large numbers of wounded are lost every day due to overcrowding in Gaza’s health institutions. 

The occupation is deliberately targeting vital sectors in the northern Gaza Strip, including the health sector, in a bid to forcefully displace residents from the north toward the south, and eventually toward Egyptian territories. This clear attempt at ethnic cleansing has been publicly boasted by Israeli occupation officials, as a pragmatic tactic to ensure the “safety of Palestinians.” However, historical practices have proven that the occupation has disregarded the safety and rights of indigenous people.