Day 340 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,020 killed, 94,925 injured
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Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 32 people and wounding 100 others in the past 24 hours.
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Palestinians look for survivors under the rubble of a residential area bombarded by Israeli warplanes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 12, 2023. (AP)
The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war in October has risen to 41,020 with 94,925, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday as the genocide marked its 340th day.
In its daily report, the Ministry mentioned that Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres in Gaza, killing 32 people and wounding 100 others in 24 hours only.
It is noteworthy that this toll does not include the full toll of the Al-Mawasi massacre.
'Israel' kills, injures tens of Palestinians in new al-Mawasi massacre
During the early hours of Tuesday, the Israeli occupation launched an extensive attack against a Palestinian displacement camp in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis. The massacre was described as "one of the worst and most brutal in the Strip".
The area was previously declared a safe zone by the IOF, and sheltered at least one million Palestinians, all of whom were cramped up in makeshift tents.
So far, an unfinalized death toll indicates that over 40 Palestinians have been killed in the aggression, while 65 others were injured. However, the numbers are expected to exponentially increase in the upcoming hours.
As a result of the intense bombardment of the camp, large and unprecedented craters and holes were left behind by the 2,000-pound bombs dropped by the IOF. Entire families have been wiped out, while others completely vanished in the sand.
The bodies of some martyrs were found in sites far from the craters amid the impact of the explosions.
One of the craters left behind by bombs dropped by the Israeli occupation forces on the Palestinian displacement camp in Al-Mawasi, #KhanYounis.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) September 10, 2024
According to the Gaza Civil Defense, each bomb dropped on Al-Mawasi weighs 2,000 pounds. https://t.co/zJ6eEfh2rz
Rescue operations are still ongoing but face a number of challenges. The roads have been completely cut off by the craters, while most ambulances, which had not been struck, are barely functioning due to the lack and absence of fuel.
Palestinian sources revealed that a belt of fire was formed around the camp after at least five Israeli missiles targeted over 20 Palestinian tents in the camp, completely pulverizing them.
Obstacles remain amid polio vaccination campaign
Meanwhile, aid groups involved in the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza have reported facing a myriad of obstacles hindering the process in the war-torn region, including a lack of fuel.
“The centralization of services in the south makes it extremely difficult for us to get fuel, to get access to vaccinations, and to all other logistics,” Mahmoud Shalabi of Medical Aid for Palestinians, a UK-based charity, told Reuters.
“There is still no fuel for the movement of vehicles for vaccination teams in the north.”
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