Death toll exceeds 24,500 as 'Israel' commits new round of massacres
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The Ministry noted that the Israeli regime committed 15 new massacres in the past 24 hours, resulting in 172 martyrs and 326 injured.
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Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Rafah, southern Gaza, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
On the 104th day of the Gaza genocide, the civilian death toll has risen to 24,620 and the number of injured rose to 61,830, Gaza's Health Ministry reports.
The Ministry noted that the Israeli regime committed 15 new massacres in the past 24 hours, resulting in 172 martyrs and 326 injured.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) conducted several airstrikes in various areas and neighborhoods across the Strip, resulting in numerous deaths.
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Al Mayadeen correspondent reported the martyrdom of at least 20 individuals, mostly children and women, due to an Israeli airstrike targeting a crowded area in Rafah, southern Gaza. The southern city of Khan Yunis city saw intense artillery shelling.
Read more: 20 Palestinians killed in deliberate Israeli strikes on crowds: Rafah
Our correspondent further reported injuries arriving at Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern parts of Gaza as a result of an aggression of Tal Al-Zaatar and east of Hakma Street in Jabalia.
Gaza's hospitals remain overwhelmed by crowds of wounded civilians amid an ongoing health crisis exacerbated by the ongoing Israeli aggression.
WHO Health Emergency Officer Sean Casey expressed deep concerns about the collapse of the healthcare sector in Gaza, marked by obstacles hindering the entry of aid, lack of permits for essential items, and a severe shortage of medical staff in the few remaining operational hospitals.
In a recent visit to the region, he further pointed out the diminished capacity of hospitals and the shortage of medical personnel.
IOF preventing aid delivery into Gaza, aid workers at risk
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that the occupation has been denying access to aid missions delivering medicine and fuel to the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
In the first two weeks of January, according to OCHA, only 24% of planned aid missions delivering basic human needs from food, medicine, and water were able to enter Gaza.
In addition, around 95% of missions involving the allocation of fuel and medicines to water reservoirs were stopped and denied access to enter by the occupation. Out of the latter, five missions were to aid the Central Drug Store, four to Jabalia Medical Center, and eight to aid four critical reservoirs and water and waste pumps.
In at least two reported instances, occupation forces detained and attacked convoy members. This, along with the deliberate prevention of aid by the occupation, shows that the behavior of the IOF is compromising the capacity of humanitarian agencies to operate safely and effectively, according to OCHA.
Other UN agencies, the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), urged the opening of new routes that would allow the passage of humanitarian aid while ensuring the safety of Palestinians and aid workers.
Read more: Gaza Health: 'Israel' has committed 2000 massacres in 100 days
