Day 94: 23,000+ Palestinians martyred, 58,926 injured
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The Israeli occupation continues its aggression against Gaza for the 94th day in a row, and the number of martyrs has risen to 23,084, and the wounded to 58,926.
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Palestinians stand inside the building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP/Hatem Moussa)
The Israeli occupation continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip for the 94th day in a row, launching raids on various areas, resulting in the death and injury of dozens, most of them women and children.
The number of martyrs in Gaza has risen to 23,084, while the number of wounded has reached 58,926, since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health in the Strip.
The Ministry added that the occupation committed 17 massacres during the past 24 hours, killing 249 Palestinians and wounding 510 others.
In the center of the Gaza Strip, the death toll from the Israeli bombing of Palestinians’ homes in the city of Deir al-Balah rose to 18 martyrs, including children and women, and dozens of others wounded.
In al-Zawayda, 5 were martyred and several others were wounded after the occupation targeted Palestinian families. The occupation artillery bombed al-Nuseirat camp, while quadcopter aircraft opened fire in the vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital.
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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that the bodies of 73 martyrs and 99 wounded had arrived at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital during the past 24 hours.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in the Gaza Strip pointed out that putting Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital out of service means "inevitable death in the center of the Strip."
Earlier today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it lacks information regarding the location of more than 600 patients and medical staff who were forced to leave Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
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As for the southern Gaza Strip, two citizens were martyred and several others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of homes east of Khan Younis, while others were also martyred as a result of artillery shelling that targeted homes in al-Manara neighborhood, southeast of the city.
An Israeli drone opened fire in the direction of the courtyard of the European Hospital, southeast of Khan Younis, and occupation aircraft also bombed the buildings of the University College of Science and Technology, south of the city.
Local sources reported that the occupation forces surrounded five siblings from al-Astal family, the youngest of whom is one year old, at Kamal Nasser School in Khan Younis, after their mother was shot dead by an Israeli sniper.
The total number of martyrs in Khan Younis Governorate since dawn reached 30, the bodies of 5 of whom are still inside a school, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent.
The occupation also targeted a car west of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, resulting in one martyr and two injured, who arrived at the Kuwaiti Hospital.
