Day 222: 35,233 Palestinians killed, 79,141 injured in Gaza
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It is believed that these numbers are nowhere near the true number of victims of "Israel's" genocidal war in Gaza, as Palestinian healthcare authorities face significant challenges in accurately tallying the number of martyrs wounded and those under the rubble.
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Smoke rises above a building at sunrise in the aftermath of Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 10, 2024(AP via Getty)
Israeli occupation forces committed five new massacres against families in Gaza over the past 24 hours, killing 60 Palestinians and injuring 8 others, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported.
Many martyrs remain under the rubble and on the streets as the IOF prevents ambulances and civil defense crews from reaching them.
The ministry said that since October 7, the number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli war against Gaza has reached 35,233 Palestinians, and those wounded have reached 79, 141 Palestinians.
It is believed that these numbers are nowhere near the true number of victims of "Israel's" genocidal war in Gaza, as Palestinian healthcare authorities face significant challenges in accurately tallying the number of martyrs wounded and individuals dying beneath the rubble.
Director of Kuwaiti Hospital warns of health disaster in Rafah
Suhayb al-Hams, director of the Kuwaiti Specialized Hospital in Rafah, has appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to fulfill its responsibilities and supply the hospital, which is currently the only operational hospital in Rafah, with medications and fuel.
Al-Hams also urged the WHO and the Red Cross to protect the medical staff at the hospital to ensure the continued delivery of healthcare to the wounded and sick.
Moreover, al-Hams warned of a looming health disaster in Rafah due to the ongoing aggression by the Israeli occupation forces and the expansion of the military operation into the city, demanding that international institutions immediately open a safe passage to ensure that there are no obstacles to the entry of health and humanitarian supplies to Rafah.
In the latest developments of the aggression, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that in central Gaza, 48 Palestinians were killed, in addition to 15 martyrs in Rafah, and 43 martyrs along with numerous wounded in an Israeli occupation bombing that targeted homes in the al-Bureij camp.
He also noted the continued Israeli artillery, helicopter, and naval shelling against the al-Zaytoun neighborhood north of the Gaza Strip, where civil defense teams headed to retrieve victims.
It was also reported that there is intense Israeli artillery shelling and aerial bombardment targeting east Rafah, as well as shelling that affected the Tal al-Sultan area in west Rafah, which houses thousands of displaced people.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent confirmed that the bodies of several martyrs are still strewn on the roads in the northern sector, noting that the hospitals in Gaza City and the northern sector are out of service, except for Kamal Adwan Hospital.
In addition to air raids and artillery shelling, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that occupation helicopters fired toward residents in the Hassan al-Banna area south of al-Zaytoun, and occupation tanks fired at citizens in the al-Jawazat area east of Rafah city.
The Israeli artillery shelling renewed on the northern Nuseirat area in central Gaza and against the town of Absan al-Kabira near Khan Younis city.
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Palestinians killed, wounded in IOF bombing of Gaza residential areas
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that several Palestinians were killed and wounded due to the deliberate bombing of a house belonging to the Abu al-Hasna family in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.
The occupation forces continued to demolish blocks and residential buildings in Jabalia and several areas north of the Strip. Additionally, aerial and artillery bombardment targeted the Al-Sabra neighborhood south of Gaza City.
Our correspondent reported the martyrdom of several Palestinians, with others injured during the targeting of a house by an Israeli occupation aircraft in al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.
To the south, in al-Salam neighborhood east of Rafah, the occupation's fighter jets launched raids on the Yibna camp in the middle of Rafah City.
Early Wednesday morning, the generators at the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, stopped working due to fuel depletion, threatening the lives of hundreds of wounded and sick patients within.
