The Israeli occupation continues its onslaught and massacres in the Gaza Strip, intensifying its aggression specifically in the northern part of the territory and committing atrocities that necessitate urgent intervention to save civilians.

In 48 hours only, Israeli occupation forces committed seven massacres against civilians, women, children, and the elderly, killing 77 Palestinians and injuring 289 more, Gaza'a Health Ministry revealed in its daily report.

It is worth noting that this count excludes northern Gaza, where Israeli-imposed blockades have obstructed access to hospitals, according to the Ministry. 

This brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 to 42,924, in addition to 100,833 injuries, the Ministry added.

While some victims were able to be transported to the very few functioning hospitals in the Strip, countless others are trapped under the rubble, as civil defense crews cannot reach them due to Israeli bombardments and deliberate attacks. 

Kamal Adwan Hospital under siege

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces arrested all male medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, in addition to a number of wounded and patients present inside the hospital. They also locked women in one of the rooms inside the hospital without providing them with food or water, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The Ministry appealed to all international and UN institutions, as well as relevant parties, for urgent intervention to protect the patients and medical staff working inside the hospital.

The occupation forces also set shelters for displaced refugees ablaze around Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern #Gaza, we have lost touch with the personnel there. This development is deeply disturbing given the number of patients being served and people sheltering there.

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Jabalia and al-Nazla under heavy fire

In northern Gaza, the Israeli occupation has emptied all shelters in the northern sector, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent, who emphasized that "the already catastrophic situation is exacerbating, with no food, medicine, or supplies left."

In its latest crimes, the Israeli occupation murdered three Palestinians and injured others as it shelled the homes of citizens in Jabalia. Additionally, another Palestinian was killed and several others were injured after occupation forces targeted a group of citizens in Jabalia's al-Nazla in the northern sector.

Several martyrs arrived at the Baptist Hospital as a result of the Israeli aggression targeting the Jabalia and al-Nazla areas, according to our correspondent. The occupation’s artillery also shelled the al-Falouja area, west of Jabalia camp in northern Gaza.

In the central Gaza Strip, our correspondent reported that "the occupation’s artillery heavily shelled the center of the al-Nuseirat camp."

He added that several homes of citizens were damaged by fire from occupation vehicles east of the al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza.

In a similar vein, Gaza's Civil Defense announced a complete halt to its operations in the north due to continuous Israeli airstrikes. Its crews remain unable to respond to an abundance of emergency calls from residents in the Jabalia and al-Nazla area, where civilian homes have been heavily bombed, attacked, and set on fire by Israeli forces. 

'Israel' kills two children amid hospital siege, oxygen station strike

Gaza's Health Ministry reported that two Palestinian children died at the last operational hospital in the northern part of the territory following an Israeli raid on the facility.

In a statement released Friday evening, the Ministry confirmed that the two children, who were in the intensive care unit, passed away after the generators at Kamal Adwan Hospital stopped working and Israeli forces targeted the hospital's oxygen station.

"Two children have died in the intensive care unit after the hospital's generators failed and the oxygen station was targeted," the statement read. The Ministry further stated that Israeli forces "are searching the hospital and shooting inside the various departments."

Additionally, the statement highlighted the destruction of three ambulances and a transport vehicle, severely disrupting relief and evacuation efforts.

"The solar-powered electricity system has also been destroyed, exacerbating the crisis," the Ministry stressed.

According to the Health Ministry, 195 patients and wounded individuals are currently at the hospital, alongside 70 medical staff. The statement also confirmed that three nurses and a cleaner were injured during the attack.

Furthermore, the Ministry reported that around 600 people were inside the hospital, many of whom were detained by invading Israeli forces.

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