Israeli occupation forces continue to commit acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, for the 461st consecutive day, by launching dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, while committing massacres against civilians, amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and the displacement of more than 95% of the population.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the number of casualties from the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 46,006 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and 109,378 injuries, since the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023.
Israel kills 70 Palestinians and injures 104 in 24 hours.
The Ministry stated in its daily statistical report on war casualties that Israeli occupation forces killed 70 Palestinians and injured 104 others, confirmed to have reached hospitals in the past 24 hours on the 461st day of the war on the Gaza Strip, affirming that there are a number of victims under the rubble and in the streets that ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach.
The Ministry urged the families of the victims and the missing to complete their data to fulfill all information needs through the Ministry of Health records.
Two citizens, including a child, were killed and several others were injured due to the bombing of an Israeli aircraft targeting the home of the Abu Khrof family near the agency clinic in the Al-Nusairat camp market in the central Gaza Strip, early Thursday morning, according to our correspondent.
The occupation army resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on Friday, December 1, after a seven-day humanitarian truce.
Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, 45,885 citizens have been martyred, while the number of injured has reached 109,196. Additionally, 72% of the victims are women and children, according to the Ministry of Health.
With the continuation of the brutal aggression, most hospitals and health centers have stopped operating, either due to bombing or fuel depletion.
Meanwhile, Israeli military estimates indicate that more than 1,500 Israelis have been killed since the fighting began, including more than 700 officers and soldiers, in addition to about 10,000 injured.
An Israeli minister calls for "not to be afraid" of his occupation
According to eyewitnesses and medical sources, the airstrikes targeted residential areas and civilian facilities, resulting in entire families being killed and homes being destroyed over their occupants.
In the north of the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house in Jabalia, resulting in the martyrdom of 8 Palestinians and the injury of others. The attacks extended to the areas of Al-Sudaniya, the intelligence headquarters, and Al-Karama in northwestern Gaza, in addition to artillery shelling that targeted the Al-Saftawi area. The occupying forces continued to demolish residential buildings in Jabalia, Beit Hanoun, and the Zeitoun neighborhood.
In the central Gaza Strip, 4 people from the same family were martyred due to an airstrike in Al-Nuseirat, including a father and his three children. In Deir al-Balah, the bombing of a family home resulted in the martyrdom of 5 individuals, among them victims who succumbed to their injuries. Another air raid targeted a tent for displaced people inside a school in Al-Nuseirat, but no injuries were reported. Areas in eastern Khan Younis and Rafah were also shelled.
In the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli artillery bombarded areas in eastern Khan Younis and Rafah, with heavy gunfire and naval shelling targeting residential areas, exacerbating the suffering of residents amid the ongoing siege and famine.
On the political front, extremist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed to escalate attacks on Gaza, stating that Israel is "preparing hell" for the Strip. The extremist minister called for a radical change in the management of the war, emphasizing the need to fully occupy Gaza and rebuild the settlements there. Smotrich also rejected any negotiations for a prisoner exchange with Hamas, considering the release of Palestinian prisoners to be a "catastrophic surrender."
International Criticism
These statements come at a time when Israel is facing international criticism, as it ignores arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli officials for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Since October 7, 2023, the war has resulted in the martyrdom and injury of more than 155,000 Palestinians, most of them children and women, amid widespread destruction and devastating famine, which is considered one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world. Israeli massacres in Gaza continue with American support, while calls grow louder to put an end to this escalation that threatens regional stability and deepens the humanitarian tragedy in the Strip.
