- At least 23,968 Palestinians have been killed and 60,582 others injured since Oct. 7: Health Ministry
- UN says 85% of Gaza population already internally displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, while 60% of infrastructure damaged or destroyed
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed more than 100 Palestinians and many others injured in overnight air and land attacks on various parts of the Gaza Strip, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Sunday, as Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian enclave entered 100th day.
“The bodies of 50 civilians were pulled out from the rubble following the bombardment of a three-story residential building in the densely populated Al-Daraj neighborhood in the heart of Gaza City,” the news agency said.
“The building housed families of Al-Shobaki, Al-Zoukh, Hassouna, and Al-Qasim,” it added.
The majority of those killed and injured were transported to Al-Shifa Medical Complex and Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the city, it added.
In a separate attack, five Palestinians were killed, and ten others sustained injuries due to artillery shelling targeting the Sabra and Al-Zeitoun neighborhoods in the city, according to the Wafa news agency.
Israel’s artillery and navy also carried out attacks on the homes of Palestinians living in the Tal Al-Hawa and Sheikh Ajleen areas, southwest of Gaza City.
In the central Gaza Strip, three bodies were pulled out from the rubble after “their home was hit with missiles in the Al-Sawarha area, along with six more fatalities retrieved from the Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij refugee camps,” the news agency said.
In Khan Younis, more than 30 Palestinians, including children and women, were killed in an Israeli bombing targeting their houses.
At least 23 people were killed in air strikes on two houses near the Egyptian border and on a vehicle carrying mostly displaced passengers.
Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group which Tel Aviv claims killed 1,200 people in Israel.
Death toll in Gaza since Oct. 7 rises to 23,968: Health Ministry
At least 23,968 Palestinians have been killed and 60,582 others injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian enclave said Sunday.
“The Israeli occupation (forces) committed 11 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 125 casualties and 265 injuries over the past 24 hours,” a ministry statement said.
According to the UN, 85% of the population of Gaza is already internally displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure is damaged or destroyed.
In 100 days of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the statement said: “The occupation (forces) killed 337 health personnel and arrested 99 others in harsh conditions.”
“The Israeli occupation (forces) deliberately targeted 150 health institutions, putting 30 hospitals and 53 health centers out of service, and destroying 121 ambulances,” it added.
Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.
Authorities claim the attacks by Hamas have killed around 1,200 Israelis.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicines.
