By day 379 of Israeli genocide in Gaza, 42,519 killed, 99,637 injured
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Families and survivors are imploring the Gaza Civil Defense teams to come to their rescue, but the constant Israeli bombardment and siege render all operations nearly impossible.
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"Israel" drops bombs on the Jabalia refugee camp, on October 19, 2024 (Social Media)
The Ministry of Health in Gaza has released its daily report, marking the 379th day of ongoing Israeli aggression in the strip.
In the past 24 hours alone, the Israeli occupation has carried out three massacres against families in Gaza, killing 19 and injuring 91.
Many victims remain trapped under the rubble as Israeli forces continue to bombard affected areas, preventing ambulances and Civil Defense teams from reaching them.
Since the war began over a year ago, the total number of martyrs has now reached 42,519, with injuries totaling 99,637.
As the Israeli siege continues clamping down on Palestinians in northern Gaza, particularly the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza's Civil Defense revealed that at least 400 Palestinians have been killed, while many others were injured, as a result of the 15-day blockade.
Children, women, and the elderly make up the majority of the martyrs and injuries, while families trapped in the camp have been imploring the Civil Defense to come to their rescue, however, its crews are unable to reach them due to the ceaseless bombardment.
The excruciating scenes from Jabalia show tens of bodies scattered on the camp's streets as "Israel" continues targeting anyone and everyone.
According to the Civil Defense, Palestinians that have survived so far go to sleep starving and parched, with no food or water, due to the tightening siege the occupation has enforced.
At noon today, five Palestinians were killed, including a child, and several others were injured in the Israeli bombardment of a civilian home near the Halabia junction in Jabalia.
The Civil Defense also announced that the Israeli occupation continues to neglect the request for coordination with the Red Cross and the United Nations to rescue those trapped and besieged beneath the rubble.
🟡 URGENT: Apocalyptic scenarios are unfolding in Jabalia in northern Gaza. Israel is committing extermination raids across refugees camps, with journalists describing the situation as "like nothing before.” pic.twitter.com/zyIMjbQrfA
— red. (@redstreamnet) October 18, 2024
IOF bomb Indonesian Hospital
Israeli occupation forces have not spared hospitals either, as part of their systematic destruction of the healthcare system in Gaza.
Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan revealed that two patients were martyred in the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, as a direct result of the siege, the prohibition of medical supplies, survival essentials, medical necessities, and power outages, which disrupt operations.
The risk of death is looming and could hit at any moment, the Minister said, adding that medical teams and wounded patients are facing the most critical and dire conditions.
Since early Saturday morning, Israeli occupation forces besieged the hospital, targeting anyone moving in its vicinity.
Marwan Sultan, the director of the Indonesian Hospital, confirmed that the facility is currently non-operational and that all individuals within its premises are surrounded by the IOF.
Concurrently, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli artillery bombed the upper floors of the hospital, which houses over 40 patients, along with medical staff. The Ministry confirmed a complete power outage at the facility.
It also mentioned that a group of forcibly displaced people was targeted in front of the hospital's entrance, with heavy gunfire directed at the building and its grounds, causing widespread fear among patients and medical personnel.
❌💣🇵🇸🏥INDONESIAN HOSPITAL UNDER SEIGE🏥🇵🇸💣❌
— Dr. Renee Levant (@ReneeLevant) October 19, 2024
⭕A distress call from the crews inside the Indonesian hospital after the vehicles arrived at the hospital gate
Heavy gunfire inside the hospital and the power was cut off and the crews were unable to operate the generator,… pic.twitter.com/LfQUFaEWn7
Refugee camps and schools, children and women under IOF fire
In the al-Shati refugee camp, west Gaza City, the Israeli occupation committed yet another massacre after directly targeting the Asmaa school, where hundreds of civilians are seeking shelter. Seven Palestinians were brutally murdered and several more were injured in the Israeli airstrikes.
Across several schools turned into makeshift shelters for displaced families in Tal al-Zaatar, the IOF carried out a massive arrest campaign, detaining tens of displaced Palestinians while rounding the women and children, forcing them to go to Gaza City, in northern Gaza.
The Abu Hussein School in the Jabalia camp has also come under bombardment again, with fires breaking out after the Israeli occupation opened fire on its grounds and buildings. Two days ago, the IOF bombed the Abu Hussein school, murdering at least 28 and injuring another 160, according to Gaza's Government Media Office.
Meanwhile, in the Nuseirat refugee camp, four Palestinians were killed and several more sustained injuries, including a child, as Israeli warplanes raided the central and western areas of the camp.
Breaking | Israeli airstrikes have just targeted Abu Hussein School, which shelters displaced Palestinians in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/sgmEC1DZjg
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 19, 2024
