By day 465 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 46,584 killed, 109,731 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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A body recovered lies on the ground at the Mawasi camp near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 5, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli occupation military committed two massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of whom 19 martyrs and 71 injuries arrived at hospitals in 24 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 46,584 in addition to 109,731 injuries, the ministry confirmed in its daily report on the 465th 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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Israeli genocide ongoing
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling have intensified across Gaza, resulting in the killing of 26 Palestinians and several injuries. The attacks targeted residential homes and displacement shelters, amid reports of significant destruction and casualties.
Our correspondent added that an Israeli airstrike struck a group of civilians in the al-Daraj neighborhood, in central Gaza City. The brutal attack killed seven people, most of them children, and left several others injured.
Concurrently, Israeli shelling hit Salah al-Din School in western Gaza City, which was serving as a shelter for forcibly displaced families, killing five and injuring others.
Our correspondent also confirmed that two Palestinians were killed and several others were injured when Israeli occupation forces targeted a gathering near the al-Barbari station on Al-Jalaa Street in western Gaza City.
Meanwhile, Civil defense teams retrieved the bodies of three Palestinians from the rubble of homes belonging to the Jarada and Khater families in al-Shujaiya, east of Gaza City. Rescuers are still searching for missing persons. Meanwhile, heavy machine gun fire and artillery shelling were reported northwest and north of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza respectively.
Israeli naval forces shelled the al-Azba area in the Mawasi coastal region, west of Rafah in southern Gaza.
In Jabalia town, northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed one Palestinian and injured five others.
In a related development, a drone attack in northern Khan Younis, southern Gaza, claimed another life.
Four civilians were killed in an airstrike targeting a vehicle north of Rafah, southern Gaza.
Meanwhile, forcibly displaced families suffered injuries when an airstrike hit a shelter tent near the Asda area, northwest of Khan Younis. It is worth noting that the escalating aggression has left communities devastated, with humanitarian conditions worsening as the strikes persist.
Hospitals in North turned into 'mass graves' by Israeli strikes
The director general of Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Munir al-Bursh, has described the dire situation in northern Gaza, under total Israeli blockade and ground offensives for over 100 days, as “hell".
Speaking on Sunday, al-Bursh said, “The situation is literally like hell,” highlighting relentless Israeli assaults and the blockade on food supplies for medical staff trapped in hospitals in the region.
He further stated, “Hospitals in northern Gaza have turned into mass graves,” emphasizing the catastrophic toll on civilians and healthcare facilities.
Al-Bursh attributed the destruction of hospitals and infrastructure in northern Gaza to deliberate efforts by "Israel" to depopulate the area.
“The Israeli occupation has been deliberately destroying the health system since the very first moment,” he stressed.
“The destruction of hospitals was the greatest evidence of the [Israeli] genocide,” he went on to say.
According to al-Bursh, since the beginning of "Israel’s offensive in northern Gaza in early October 2024, approximately 5,000 people have been killed or are missing, with 9,500 others injured. He also noted that Israeli occupation forces have abducted about 2,300 individuals, including 65 medical personnel, during the ongoing campaign.
