A dozen martyrs, including children, in Israeli attacks on Gaza
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Israeli attacks on civilian homes in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah resulted in the deaths of Palestinian civilians in Central and South Gaza.
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Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a morgue in Khan Younis on Sunday, December 10, 2023. (AP)
Six Palestinians, some of whom are children, were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment belonging to the al-Sobh family in Tal al-Sultan in Rafah, which also resulted in multiple injuries among survivors.
In another airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, "Israel" killed 5 Palestinians, including 3 children, while numerous injuries were transported to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following an Israeli attack on another house in al-Bossa in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
Israeli artillery also shelled several areas in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
On Sunday evening, 22 civilians were martyred in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential area in the al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported yesterday that the occupation fired toward the homes of citizens in the center of Khan Younis city, leading to the martyrdom of four civilians and the injury of dozens.
The Israeli occupation also heavily shelled the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City, at a time when the occupying forces were attempting to continue their ground incursion.
Read more: Dozens of casualties, mostly children, arriving at Gaza hospitals
Yesterday, the number of martyrs in the Gaza Strip rose to 17,997, while 42,229 people were injured as a result of the Israeli aggression, according to the Ministry of Health.
A spokesperson for the #Gazan Ministry of Health announced that the Israeli occupation has murdered almost 18,000 #Palestinians since October 7.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 10, 2023
In the past 24 hours alone, 297 Palestinians were killed and 550 others were wounded, the spokesperson added.#Palestine… pic.twitter.com/GJ37bkIfLy
On Sunday morning, the ministry's spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qudra, announced that the occupation committed 21 horrific massacres in the past hours, where entire families were annihilated with American and European support. The occupation also targeted the Martyr Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of two patients and the injury of dozens.
'Israel' killed over 10,000 children in two months
A recent report by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor shows that "Israel" has killed more than ten thousand children and infants since the onset of aggression against the Gaza Strip on the seventh of October.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that the total death toll in the Israeli airstrikes and intensive artillery attacks has exceeded 23,012, including 9,077 children and infants, according to preliminary statistics.
As hundreds of children remain under the rubble with their chances of rescue diminishing after weeks of unsuccessful rescue attempts, the total number of child casualties will likely exceed 10,000, the Monitor added.
It is worth noting that a minimum of 110 health centers and 21 hospitals have halted operations since October 7, as per the most recent information from Gaza's government media department.
The report further indicates that 287 medical personnel have been killed in Israeli attacks during the same timeframe. Additionally, the destruction of at least 58 ambulances has significantly impeded the transportation of injured Palestinians to the remaining available treatment facilities in Gaza.
Read more: Gaza on brink of 'point of no return': UNRWA chief
