By day 464 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 46,565 killed, 109,660 injured
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Israeli occupation forces continue their genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip, conducting numerous airstrikes and artillery bombardments that have resulted in further civilian casualties.
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Palestinians evacuate a body from a site hit by an Israeli occupation’s bombardment on Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, July 13, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli occupation military committed two massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of whom 28 martyrs and 89 injuries arrived at hospitals in 48 hours, the Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Saturday.
This brings the total number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, to 46,565 in addition to 109,660 injuries, the ministry confirmed in its daily report on the 464th day of the aggression.
It noted that a number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.
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The Israeli genocide is ongoing
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli helicopter gunships opened fire east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. The invading Israeli units also issued new evacuation orders for residential areas in the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in central Gaza.
In a separate incident, Israeli artillery shelled the northern parts of Nuseirat. Meanwhile, one martyr was recovered following an Israeli airstrike on the intelligence building in the northwest of Gaza City.
Israeli artillery and helicopter gunfire also targeted the Abu al-Ajeen area, east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, while two were martyred and several others were injured in an airstrike on a group of citizens near the Layalina Hall in western Gaza City.
Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat received one martyr and six wounded individuals after Israeli artillery struck the entrance to al-Bureij in central Gaza. The bombardment continued, claiming two more martyrs and leaving several others injured near the Layalina Hall, as per our correspondent.
In the northern Gaza town of Jabalia, an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of citizens, resulting in one martyr and multiple injuries.
According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, the city of Gaza endured intense aerial and artillery bombardment, with al-Zaytun neighborhood suffering significant damage.
Meanwhile, Nuseirat Municipality announced the complete halt of its basic services within 48 hours due to the depletion of fuel supplies.
100 days of the Israeli invasion of northern Gaza
Gaza's Media Office issued a statement marking the 100th day of the Israeli relentless ground assault on northern Gaza, a campaign that has wrought catastrophic consequences on the area. The ongoing military aggression has resulted in a devastating toll, with 5,000 martyrs and missing persons, 9,500 injured, and 2,600 detained, according to the latest figures from the office.
The people of northern Gaza have endured unprecedented violence, including targeted killings, ethnic cleansing, widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure, and forced displacement on an unimaginable scale, as per the statement.
The widespread destruction of homes, hospitals, vital public services, and infrastructure, as per the statement, reveals the Israeli deliberate and calculated strategy to erase the basic conditions for life in Gaza.
Gaza’s Media Office reiterated that despite this unrelenting Israeli assault, the Palestinian people remain resilient. The occupation's efforts to forcibly displace them and strip them of their rights will not succeed, it added.
The office further condemned the ongoing brutal assault on northern Gaza and throughout the Strip, which has only targeted civilians and vital civilian infrastructure.
"The Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza. We also hold the US administration and the governments of Britain, Germany, and France accountable for their support of and participation in these crimes against humanity. We demand that they immediately cease their support for this genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinian civilians," the statement read.
The office concluded by urgently calling on the international community, global institutions, and the United Nations to take swift and decisive action, pressuring the Israeli occupation to halt its genocidal actions and ethnic cleansing and to end the devastating consequences of this war on Gaza’s civilians.
Displaced Palestinians dig trenches to shelter from cold, airstrikes
As temperatures plunge and heavy rains batter war-torn central Gaza, displaced families are resorting to desperate measures to survive. In Deir el-Balah, Tayseer Obaid, a Palestinian father, has dug an underground shelter for his family, attempting to create a safer and more comfortable space amidst the chaos.
Speaking to AFP, Obaid described how he began digging into the clay soil to expand their limited living area. "I had an idea to dig into the ground to expand the space as it was very limited," he explained.
Over time, he dug nearly two meters deep, adding mattresses for comfort and using flour sacks filled with sand to pave the entry and prevent mud from accumulating. Despite these efforts, he acknowledges the risks, saying, "If an explosion happened around us and the soil collapsed, this shelter would become our grave."
The war, now in its 14th month, has displaced nearly all of Gaza's 2.4 million residents. According to UNOSAT, 66% of the territory's buildings have been damaged or destroyed by relentless airstrikes. With construction materials scarce due to the complete blockade, displaced families are forced to rely on improvised shelters in overcrowded camps.
