In 140 days only, 29,514 martyred, 69,616 injured in Gaza
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Israeli occupation forces have committed 10 massacres in 24 hours only while continuing their various ground, aerial, and maritime attacks across the Strip.
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Palestinians pray over the bodies of their relatives martyred in the Israeli bombardments of the Gaza Strip outside the morgue to pray over them at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP)
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced today that since October 7, the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza rose to 29,514, in addition to 69,616 injuries.
This comes as the Israeli occupation forces committed 10 massacres, killing 104 and injuring 160 others in 24 hours only.
The Ministry further stressed that thousands of victims remain under the rubble, presumed dead, as the IOF continue to deliberately prevent ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.
On the 140th day since October 7, almost an hour after midnight, it was reported that the IOF raided Deir al-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that photojournalist Muhammad Yaghi “Abu Tishreen” was martyred, along with his daughter and wife, in a massacre committed by Israeli occupation aircraft near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
ارتقاء المصور الصحفي محمد ياغي “أبو تشرين” وابنته " ايلول" وزوجته " دانيا "، في قصف اسرائيلي على منزلهم في مدينة دير البلح وسط قطاع غزة pic.twitter.com/t20VEowDKO
— صالح الجعفراوي - Saleh Aljafarawi (@salehaljafarawi) February 23, 2024
"Israel" also renewed its attacks on al-Bureij refugee camp, in the center of the Strip, and targeted a house in al-Zaytoun neighborhood to the south.
In addition, the IOF targeted areas south of Khan Younis with artillery shells while Israeli occupation aircraft opened fire west of Khan Younis.
The IOF further attacked a group of Palestinians near al-Asqalan School east of Khan Younis, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported, adding that many were killed and injured in the attack.
Hamas condemns attacks on residential bloc
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, with its military wing, the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, condemned today, Friday, the continued Israeli aggression against the safe homes of the people in the Gaza Strip, describing it as "going to the extremes in the war of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people.”
Hamas highlighted the Israeli occupation’s continued criminal bombardment of citizens’ homes in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which was the barbaric bombing that targeted a residential square in the city of Deir al-Balah on Thursday evening, killing about forty Palestinians, all of whom were women and children.
The statement added that this aggression represents the occupying entity's practical response to the arguments presented against it at the International Court of Justice, which confirms to the international community that it is a rogue entity that has no regard whatsoever for human laws and values.
In this context, Hamas called on human rights organizations around the world to "document these crimes committed by the criminal Israeli army day and night so as to take it and its Nazi leaders to trial for the horrific killings they are committing against children and defenseless civilians."
Hamas urged the protection of the values of humanity trampled by the occupation with a cover and a green light from the administration of US President Joe Biden, which vetoed the Security Council’s decision to cease fire for humanitarian reasons.
Palestinians in Gaza trapped in 'triangle of death'
Offering a wrap-up of the tragic situation, the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that half a million Palestinians are suffering from famine as it slowly kills them.
It added that the Israeli occupation has Palestinians in Gaza trapped in a "triangle of death" comprising constant and deliberate attacks on them, famine, and diseases, stressing that the continued aggression on Gaza means expanding the Israeli genocide against its people as "Israel" and its allies wish.
The Ministry also mentioned that 350,000 terminally ill patients, 60,000 pregnant women, and around 700,000 children in Gaza are subjected to dangerous complications due to malnutrition, dehydration, and the absence of medical supplies and services.
Not even hospitals are spared
Meanwhile, Dr. Sara al-Saqqa, of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, part of a rescue mission to evacuate seriously ill patients and families from Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, revealed that there is no water or electricity inside the complex. She added that there is a scarcity of medical supplies and food for those trapped in the besieged complex.
Injured and ill patients, their families, and healthcare workers, still remain in #Gaza’s Nasser Hospital.
— UN Humanitarian (@UNOCHA) February 22, 2024
Medical supplies are limited. Food is insufficient. There is no electricity or water.
🔊 Our team member Sara on challenges encountered during the evacuation missions 👇
The Ministry of Health in Gaza also reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the hospital again and are still deliberately blocking movement in and out of the compound.
It added that the complex is drowning in sewage water and staff and patients are left “without water to drink or personal hygiene, without food, without electricity, without oxygen, and medical equipment."
Animals and trees too
As "Israel" continuously expands its attacks in Gaza, its municipality revealed that the occupation has destroyed its nursery demolishing 100,000 seedlings and 55,000 trees while also deliberately starving animals to death.
