Day 254 of Israeli aggression: 37,337 killed, 85,299 injured in Gaza
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The Health Ministry in Gaza says the Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in 24 hours only.
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Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 19, 2024 (AP)
The number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7 has risen to 37,337 and those injured to 85,299, the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip confirmed on Sunday.
In its daily report, the Health Ministry mentioned that the Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in 24 hours only, killing a total of 41 and injuring 102 others.
It noted that several victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.
In a related context, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that two martyrs were recovered from the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood in western Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, stressing that the Israeli occupation forces directly targeted ambulance crews, damaging two ambulances.
Israel committed 3 massacres in Gaza in the last 24 hours; 41 Palestinians lost their lives and 102 injured were transferred to hospitals.
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) June 16, 2024
There is a major air strike taking place in Rafah right now. https://t.co/KEfjRmCmgH
Our correspondent noted that several martyrs' bodies have yet to be recovered due to the direct targeting of ambulance crews by Israeli occupation forces.
He added that IOF targets everything that moves in the Saudi neighborhood in western Rafah.
The IOF's so-called "daily pause" in fighting along key south Gaza road is tactical and does not include a cessation of hostilities against civilians, according to our correspondent.
‘Israel’ effaces all signs of joy, ability to celebrate Eid in Gaza
Earlier today, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reflected on the atmosphere of the first day of Eid al-Adha in the Strip, in light of the ongoing Israeli aggression for the 254th day, which targeted all necessities of life and reduced buildings, mosques, and markets to rubble.
Our correspondent confirmed that there are no signs of joy across the Gaza Strip, as shops are almost all closed with most of them destroyed. He added that the most important ritual that the people of Gaza perform every year, which is offering sacrifice, is absent as the people are left with nothing to buy it.
Charitable associations and societies are the ones purchasing the sacrifices and distributing them among the families as part of the humanitarian aid programs, our correspondent pointed out.
He emphasized that this Eid is particularly difficult for the families of the martyrs, the wounded, and the captives, noting that there are more than 10,000 wounded people whose limbs were amputated, and they are waiting for the reopening of the Rafah crossing to exit Gaza for treatment.
Eid has arrived amid looming sadness and agony, especially in light of the closure of the Karem Abu Salem and Rafah crossings and as the specter of famine hits the Strip, especially in the northern regions, hard.
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