Day 147: 30,228 martyred, 71,377 injured in Gaza

By Al Mayadeen English
1 Mar 2024 15:48

The Israeli occupation has committed in the past 24 hours at least 16 massacres, claiming the lives of 193 Palestinian martyrs and injuring 920 others.

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardments of the Gaza Strip in front of the morgue of the Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine, on Thursday, February 29, 2024. (AP)

As the war marks its 147th day, the Israeli occupation forces, in the past 24 hours, have committed 16 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in a devastating toll.

As a result of those massacres, the Gaza Health Ministry reports 193 martyrs and 920 injuries in the past 24 hours alone.

It is important to note that due to the devastation caused by the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip, some victims remain trapped under rubble and on the roads, with the Israeli occupation hindering the arrival of ambulances and civil defense teams to provide urgent assistance.

This alarming escalation brings the total toll of the Israeli aggression to a staggering 30,228 martyrs and 71,377 injuries since October 7th of last year.

Death toll from massacre on Palestinians waiting for aid rises to 112

Gaza's Health Ministry reported on Thursday that the death toll of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army as they waited for aid at Al-Rashid Street rose to 112, noting that 760 have been wounded in the aggression.

"The number of victims of the massacre committed by Israeli occupants at Al Rashid Street has increased to 112, while 760 people have been injured," ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said after the bodies of eight more people were transported to the Shifa hospital.

A horrific photo was circulated on social media depicting a Palestinian man who was run over by an Israeli-tracked vehicle. The body was minced by the tracks and is unrecognizable. The arm of the killed man showed a black zip tie the Israelis used for Palestinians detained in the strip.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 Israel ran over a Palestinian in Gaza with a bulldozer.

Everything was flattened but you could still see the zip tie on his right arm.

I blurred out the image in black and white.

I swear to God I don't know how people defend Israel at this point.

Pure evil. pic.twitter.com/WJWZWxbYe8
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) February 29, 2024

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Thursday that the Israeli army opened fire on Palestinians as they were waiting in line to receive aid packages in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli armored vehicles and tanks also ran over the bodies of several martyrs, while others fired incendiary shells toward civilians in the area, according to the commander.

The Israeli military justified the massacre on the basis that the army sensed danger as civilians approached them, prompting the army to open fire, as per an Israeli source to Anadolu Agency.

They further stated that the army claimed a stampede occurred as they were trying to distribute aid. They blamed the crowded group for injuring other Palestinians and causing trucks to strike civilians.