Dozens of martyrs in Gaza as Israeli war on Strip nears 4-month mark

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
20 Jan 2024 12:49
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The Israeli occupation continues to commit massacres in strikes across Gaza as the death toll nears the 25,000 mark.

Members of the al-Qudra Palestinian family, who were injured during Israeli bombardment, receive treatment at Al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 16, 2023. (AFP)

Israeli air strikes across Gaza left dozens of Palestinian martyrs, including children and women, and injured as the war on the Strip enters its 106th day, with the most recent data released by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza revealing that over 2,000 massacres have been committed by the occupation military since October 7.

Early Saturday, Israeli attacks on a residential apartment in Rafah, south of Gaza, resulted in the martyrdom of 15 people, reports said.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that casualties were recorded in central Khan Younis after occupation forces bombed several neighborhoods.

An Israeli bombing targeting a home in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza killed 5 people and wounded several others, he added.

A number of Palestinians were killed, most of them were children, after the israeli bombing of a home in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. 11.1.24
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Heavy Israeli shelling continues all across Gaza

The areas surrounding the Nasser and Al-Amal Hospitals in Khan Younis have also been subjected to intense shelling since Friday evening.

Medical sources in Palestine have also reported that one Palestinian was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Khan Younis. Furthermore, the occupation forces demolished several houses in the Al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Younis, resulting in casualties.

In northern Gaza, Jabalia and Beit Hanoun witnessed heavy Israeli shelling and strikes throughout the night between Friday and Saturday. Attacks targeting both districts have been ongoing for most part of the week.

After 8 consecutive days of outage, Palestinian Telecommunications Company "Paltel" announced the gradual return of communication services to various areas in the Gaza Strip.

The firm stated that its technical teams have been working in recent days to repair many major disruptions caused by the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Persistent communication blackouts continue to hinder the work of emergency workers, who are already working with limited resources.

Around 80% of communications infrastructures have been deliberately destroyed by the Israeli military since October 7, while technical cadres working in the field have also been repeatedly attacked while carrying out their mission.