Day 243: 36,586 killed, 83,074 injured in Gaza
Israeli bombing targets various areas of the Gaza Strip, leading to more martyrs on the 243rd day of the genocide.
The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza due to the Israeli genocidal war ongoing since October 7 has now reached 36,586, in addition to 83,074 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced Wednesday in its daily report.
Additionally, it confirmed that the Israeli occupation forces committed seven massacres across four different families in the Gaza Strip, killing 36 and injuring 115 in the past 24 hours.
“Approximately 60 martyrs were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital last evening following a series of targeted attacks in central Gaza Strip areas. This occurred after the Israeli occupation forces announced a military operation in Al-Bureij camp on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. pic.twitter.com/5VEowMFa3v
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) June 5, 2024
The Ministry stressed that thousands of victims remain trapped under the rubble on the streets as the Israeli occupation forces continue to deliberately prevent ambulances and civil defense crews from reaching them.
'Israel' carries out new massacres in Gaza
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of intense airstrikes and artillery bombardments, targeting multiple areas including Gaza City and Khan Younis.
In a series of recent developments, our correspondent reported that an airstrike by the Israeli occupation targeted a residential house in al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in reported injuries.
Casualties and several injured as a result of Israeli occupation targeting apartment in Aslan family building in al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/qM1VtPH2ZL
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) June 5, 2024
Concurrently, Gaza City faced intense bombardment on Street 10, leading to the tragic killing of 10 Palestinians and leaving several individuals wounded.
Continuous shelling persisted across eastern parts of Jabalia, Jabalia Al-Balad, and Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, as per our correspondent.
The dire humanitarian situation in Gaza deepened further as the Israeli blockade persisted, hindering the entry of essential aid into the region.
In Abasan Al-Kabira town, east of Khan Younis governorate, southern Gaza Strip, two individuals were also injured in an Israeli artillery shelling.
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