'Israel' kills four Palestinians, including woman, in Gaza

By Al Mayadeen English
9 Feb 2025 20:25

All four Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli bullet fire in Khan Younis and Gaza City.

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Palestinians mourn nine people killed in an Israeli strike in al-Bureij refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Friday, November 15, 2024. (AP)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired at civilians in eastern Gaza City and Khan Younis, killing four Palestinians.

Medical sources at Maamadani Hospital in Gaza reported three martyrs killed by Israeli bullet fire in the easternmost Zaytoun Neighborhood in Gaza City. Elsewhere in al-Qarara, Khan Younis, one woman was martyred, also by Israeli gunfire.

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that the bodies of eight martyrs had arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. Among them were seven martyrs whose bodies were retrieved, along with one newly confirmed martyr and two injuries.

In its daily report, the ministry stated "A number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets, with ambulance and civil defense teams unable to reach them."

The ministry further reported that the death toll in Gaza has risen to 48,189 martyrs and 111,640 injuries since October 7, 2023.

At least 66 bodies were found buried under piles of sand in North Gaza

On Friday, at least 66 martyrs were found beneath sand mounds constructed by the Israeli military in Northern Gaza during the large-scale aggression launched on the area. 37 bodies were found in the city of Jabalia, and 29 more bodies were recovered in the Shati refugee camp.

"Israeli bulldozing operations caused the burial of Palestinians under sand mounds used by the army for fortification in several areas of Gaza City and the north," the Palestinian Civil Defense's spokesperson said, adding, "Many graves have yet to be discovered, as Palestinians were forced to bury their dead in streets, squares, and public parks during the Israeli ground operation."

Despite the limited resources and harsh weather conditions, Civil Defense teams are still working to recover bodies beneath the rubble and piles of sand left behind by the Israeli forces' military operations, which left 88% of Gaza's infrastructure destroyed.