Day 377 of aggression on Gaza: 42,438 martyrs, 99,246 injuries
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The Israeli occupation continues its ongoing genocide for the 377th day, killing and starving Palestinians in the Strip.
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Palestinians line up for food distribution in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, October 17, 2024. (AP)
The Israeli occupation committed two massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 29 martyrs and 93 injuries that arrived at hospitals in the last 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry confirmed in its daily report on the 377th day of the Israeli war.
The total number of Palestinians killed since October 7 of last year has now risen to 42,438 martyrs, with 99,246 injured, according to the report.
War-torn Gazan childhood. pic.twitter.com/M4xXu1zjhj
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 16, 2024
The ministry noted that several victims remain trapped under the rubble and on the streets, unreachable by ambulances and Civil Defense teams.
Search and rescue teams have pulled a baby from the rubble of a bombed family residence. pic.twitter.com/4nFotq01VT
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) October 17, 2024
Earlier today, the Israeli occupation forces murdered five Palestinians and injured others after targeting their home in southwestern Gaza City, in northern Gaza.
The vicinity of al-Mina in westernmost Gaza City and Palestinian homes in west Jabalia also came under intense Israeli artillery shelling.
Meanwhile, as "Israel" continues targeting displaced civilians seeking shelter and safety, Khalifa School, located near Sheikh Zayed in northern Gaza, was bombarded with internationally banned and illegal white phosphorus bombs, which caused raging fires.
377 days of Israeli genocide against #Gaza.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 17, 2024
The Israeli occupation has committed two massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 29 martyrs and 93 injuries reported to hospitals in the past 24 hours.
The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 42,438… pic.twitter.com/xaLvBErXN7
Just a few days ago, Israeli airstrike burned alive Palestinians sheltering in makeshift tents on the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. The crime garnered an abundance of backlash, with the United Nations condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urging the international community to take immediate action.
Speaking at the UN Security Council session called by Algeria, Joyce Msuya, the UN's acting under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator said, "There is no way to get them the urgent care they need to survive and manage such injuries. If such horror does not awaken our sense of humanity and propel us to action, what will?"
She further stressed that "Israel" must be held accountable, not by words, but by "urgent, unequivocal action," adding that the humanitarian situation is only getting worse, incomprehensible, and indescribable by the day amid the relentless Israeli bombardment.
