At least 27 killed, 55 injured in Shujaiya massacre, north Gaza

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English
9 Apr 2025 14:13

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, injured, or trapped beneath the rubble after the Israeli occupation targeted a residential building in Shujaiya.

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Palestinians carry a body from a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 8, 2025. (AP)

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Wednesday that more than 27 Palestinians have been killed and over 55 have been injured, with tens still missing, in an Israeli massacre in Shujaiya, north Gaza City.

Our correspondent noted that pleas for help could be heard from beneath the rubble of a four-story building that was targeted, amid difficulties for rescue teams to reach the site due to the presence of Israeli occupation forces.

He added that a large number of injuries were reported as nearby homes in Gaza City's Shujaiya neighborhood sustained severe damage from the strike.

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— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) April 9, 2025

In central Gaza, two Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting an apartment in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp. Another Palestinian youth succumbed to wounds he had sustained a week ago when Israeli forces bombed his tent in Deir al-Balah.

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike that hit tents sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Tuesday morning. The occupation also launched an airstrike on the al-Salam neighborhood in southeastern Khan Younis.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 36 martyrs and 41 wounded individuals were brought to hospitals across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

60,00 children at risk due to malnutrition

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned that 60,000 children are at risk of severe health complications due to malnutrition.

It stressed that the closure of border crossings to food and medical supplies could further increase the number of children affected by malnutrition.

The ministry also pointed out that the lack of proper nutrition and clean drinking water will worsen health challenges, especially with the continued suspension of childhood vaccinations, including the polio vaccine.

This comes as Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared on Wednesday that he would prevent the entry of "even a grain of wheat" into the blockaded Gaza Strip.

"Not even a grain of wheat will enter Gaza," Smotrich said, as reported by Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth.

"Israel" has closed Gaza's border crossings since March 2, halting the flow of humanitarian, relief, and medical aid, resulting in a severe humanitarian crisis, according to local government and human rights reports.

The tightened blockade is part of a renewed assault on Gaza, which has resulted in nearly 1,400 martyrs and over 3,400 injuries since March 18, despite a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement which "Israel" scrapped, rekindling the war.