The genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its 252nd day, with the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and various murders in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Occupation Continues its Incursion into Rafah
The occupation army announced today, Friday, the continuation of its incursion into the south and central Gaza Strip, in light of the continued efforts of mediators to reach a ceasefire agreement, according to the Anadolu Agency.
The army said in a statement that its forces continue their operations in the Rafah area, while the forces of the 99th Division continue their operations in the central Gaza Strip.
The army claimed, “Over the past 24 hours, it eliminated a number of militants and discovered many weapons and underground tunnel openings.”
20 Martyrs since Dawn
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, as Palestinian sources reported that at least 20 citizens were martyred in occupation raids on various areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
4 Massacres within 24 Hours
During the past 24 hours, the Zionist occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 34 martyrs and 71 injuries, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
With these massacres, the toll of the aggression rose to 37,266 martyrs and 85,102 injuries since the seventh of last October.
40 Children Died of Hunger
Today, Friday, medical sources announced the death of a child due to famine and drought, bringing the number of victims of malnutrition in the Gaza Strip to 40, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).
The same sources said: A child died as a result of malnutrition, dehydration, and a lack of medical supplies at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the “Al-Qassam Brigades” announced, today, Friday, that its fighters were waging fierce battles with the enemy forces penetrating west of the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in the city of Rafah, noting that they had targeted 3 Zionist “Merkvah” tanks. With “Al-Yassin 105” missiles.
It added that it bombed the occupation forces penetrating southwest of the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in the city of Rafah with mortar shells.
Al-Quds Brigades said: “We bombed a command and control center belonging to the Zionist enemy in the “Netzarim” axis with (107) missiles.
It added that its Mujahideen targeted, with anti-personnel lightning bombs, the soldiers of the Zionist enemy penetrating the center of the city of Rafah.
Occupation Killed two of its Prisoners
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said that the occupation army killed two of its prisoners in an air strike on the city of Rafah a few days ago.
Al-Qassam added that the occupation government does not want the prisoners to return except in coffins.
Facts about children of Gaza
The government media office in Gaza published important facts about the reality of Gaza’s children under the aggression, as follows:
- 15,694 children killed by the occupation.
- About 34,000 children were injured.
- 3,600 children are missing under the rubble.
- About 1,500 children lost limbs or eyes or suffered permanent disability due to injury.
- At least 200 children were kidnapped by the occupation.
- 17,000 children became orphans, 3% of whom lost both parents.
- More than 700,000 children were forcibly displaced from their places of residence.
- About 650,000 children lost their homes after they were destroyed by the occupation.
- 625,000 children were forced by the aggression to drop out of school and lose the academic year.
- 98% of Gaza’s children do not find safe drinking water, and depend on less than 3 liters of water per day.
- 3,500 children with chronic diseases are at risk of death due to malnutrition and lack of necessary medical care.
- 60,000 fetuses in their mothers’ wombs, at risk of miscarriage, death, or birth defects due to the effects of bombs and explosives.
- About 40,000 infants did not receive the necessary immunizations and vaccinations on a regular basis.
- 82,000 children showed symptoms of malnutrition, 35% of whom suffered severe symptoms.
- 33 children lost their lives due to famine and malnutrition.
- 450,000 children are at risk of developing chest cancer and respiratory diseases, due to reliance on burning rubble waste to prepare food.
- All children in Gaza are vulnerable to epidemics and infectious diseases, due to the lack of personal hygiene and overcrowding in areas of displacement and shelter.
All children in Gaza suffer from psychological trauma and behavioral problems such as fear, anxiety, and depression due to the aggression.
