Day 453 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,553 killed, 108,379 injured

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
1 Jan 2025 14:23
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The Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip continues unabated, with dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded every day.

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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, on July 22, 2024. (AFP)

The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,553 Palestinians, while another 108,379 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 453th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide.

The Israeli occupation committed two massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 12 Palestinians and injuring 41 others.

While some victims were transported to the few partially functioning hospitals, many remain trapped under the rubble or in areas inaccessible to ambulance and Civil Defense teams.

The Israeli genocide is ongoing

Seventeen Palestinians were killed and several others injured early Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes on the al-Bureij refugee camp and the town of Jabalia, located in the central and northern Gaza Strip. The strikes resulted in widespread devastation, with Israeli invading units also demolishing residential blocks in Beit Lahia, the Jabalia camp, and surrounding areas in northern Gaza.

A young girl bids farewell to her parents after the occupation targeted the home of the Taroush family in Jabalia Al-Balad, northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/jkDCQBLc37
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In addition to the aerial bombardments, Israeli military vehicles opened fire in the northwestern part of Gaza City, while artillery targeted southeastern neighborhoods of the al-Bureij camp in central Gaza.

Rainstorms submerge 1,500 tents in Gaza’s displacement camps

Over the past two days, heavy rainfall has flooded 1,542 tents housing forcibly displaced families in camps and shelters across the Gaza Strip.

The General Directorate of Civil Defense reported that rescue teams found hundreds of tents submerged in over 30 cm of water, causing significant damage to the belongings of displaced residents.

The hardest-hit areas included the camps at Yarmouk Stadium and Gaza Municipality Park, where 242 tents were flooded. In the Saraya complex, 185 tents were affected, and 70 tents in the Shujaiya parking lot were submerged.

In Rafah, 170 tents along Sea Street and near the Fash Fesh rest area were inundated. In Khan Younis, over 665 tents were damaged, while 210 tents in the central governorate, particularly in Deir al-Balah, al-Bassa, and Wadi al-Salqa, were also severely impacted.

Meanwhile, rescue teams are continuing efforts to provide assistance and assess the full extent of damage despite the challenges.

On the other hand, the spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, Mahmoud Basal, detailed the suffering of Palestinians in the Strip, noting that a large number of Palestinians have crowded into displacement camps amid extremely cold weather.

Basal, speaking to Al Mayadeen, highlighted that Palestinians, already dying from bombardment and hunger, now face the threat of freezing to death. He noted that seven children and infants had already died from the cold.

The Civil Defense in Gaza reported on Tuesday that it received hundreds of distress calls from forcibly displaced residents whose tents and shelters have been flooded by heavy rainfall, with many pleading for urgent help to rescue their children.

The Civil Defense stated in a press release that since yesterday, it has received numerous distress calls from displaced citizens whose tents and destroyed homes have been flooded by rainwater.

"Our teams are only able to evacuate citizens from their flooded shelters to other locations, which are often unsuitable for housing, leaving them exposed to the elements in the open, under torrential rain and freezing temperatures," the statement read.