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IOF continue aggression on Gaza, martyrs in Rafah

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen
  • 17 Dec 2023 03:53
2 Min Read

The Israeli occupation persists in targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip, leading to casualties and injuries following an Israeli airstrike on Rafah.

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  • Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
    Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP)

Several Palestinians were killed and injured on Saturday evening in an airstrike that struck a residence within the al-Geneina neighborhood in the city of Rafah, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources have reported that civil defense teams successfully retrieved several casualties, including martyrs and wounded civilians, from the debris of a residence belonging to the Abu Anza family, situated in the southern part of Rafah.

Palestinians save a child from the ruins of a home bombed by the israelis in Rafah; rescuers clamber in the dark to save who they can pic.twitter.com/b6cbIwTWhO

— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) December 16, 2023

More injuries coming out of Rafah tonight, the area continues to be under heavy bombardment by the Israeli occupation. pic.twitter.com/xJWwM0z9Xp

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) December 16, 2023

The IOF's artillery resumed shelling multiple areas in the eastern and central parts of Khan Younis. Simultaneously, the Red Crescent Society reported that four of its teams were tragically lost in an attack by the IOF in the Gaza Strip.

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An Israeli occupation soldier sniped a Palestinian mother and her daughter at the #Gaza City's Holy Family Parish, where they sought refuge with other families amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.

In an official statement, the Church wrote: "Around noon today, December 2023, 16… pic.twitter.com/UZUiN6xo6h

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 17, 2023

Earlier on Saturday, several Palestinians were martyred and others were injured as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza for the past 72 days. This comes simultaneously with the disruption of communications and the internet in most areas of the besieged Strip.

Israeli occupation warplanes launched an attack in the vicinity of the UNRWA Mazraa school in Deir al-Balah, south of Gaza City. Occupation warplanes also carried out multiple airstrikes on the neighborhoods of al-Shujaiya, al-Tuffah, and al-Daraj in Gaza City.

Palestinian Journalist Alam Sabbah reported that the Israeli occupation forces carried out artillery shelling and multiple airstrikes along the Gaza border, launching fire belts in the eastern areas of Gaza City.

Sabbah added that Israeli warplanes launched several airstrikes targeting residential buildings in Gaza City, noting that due to the communication disruptions in the Strip, civil defense teams are facing challenges in carrying out their work.

The Israeli occupation continued its airstrikes on Khan Younis, targeting the al-Masri and Sarhan areas in the al-Manara neighborhood. Additionally, Israeli aircraft conducted an airstrike targeting a house in the al-Barahma area in Rafah.

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