IOF intensify attacks on civilians in Gaza, 500 dead in one massacre
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Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reports that the Israeli occupation is intensifying its bombing of civilian homes in various areas of the Gaza Strip, leading to a large toll of martyrs.
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Palestinians look at destruction after the Israeli bombing In Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza Strip, December 1, 2023 (AP)
An official from the Gaza government's media office informed Al Mayadeen on Sunday that the Shujaiya neighborhood massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in the past hours is one of the most horrific incidents, with more than 500 martyrs reported.
The official pointed out that the situation in hospitals is tragic due to the lack of fuel and the bare minimum of medical supplies.
An Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza reported that health conditions are catastrophic, expressing concerns about the potential spread of cholera following the emergence of liver disease.
The correspondent also highlighted the dire situation at Kamal Adwan Hospital due to the influx of wounded individuals, with dozens of martyrs' bodies situated outside the hospital. He also mentioned that indiscriminate Israeli bombing targeted the al-Sikka area, Tal al-Zaatar, and the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
There were 10 casualties in an Israeli attack on a house east of Rafah, and the death toll of the Azoum family in the al-Geneina neighborhood in Rafah reached 12, with ongoing efforts to locate missing individuals under the rubble, as reported by Al Mayadeen's correspondent. The correspondent also noted that occupation aircraft destroyed a mosque in the al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of the city in Gaza.
There were also dozens of injuries as a result of the violent artillery shelling on civilian homes in Jabalia and its camp since Sunday at dawn, in addition to several martyrs and injuries after the occupation committed a new massacre in the middle of the Jabalia camp.
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Al Mayadeen's correspondent also highlighted an intense and aggressive Israeli artillery bombardment in the north of the Jabalia refugee camp, the Zaytoun neighborhood, and Khan Yunis.
Civilians deliberately targeted
The correspondent noted that the occupation forces bombed a house in the al-Nadim area in the Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Additionally, the correspondent reported a death toll of two martyrs and 10 injuries resulting from an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in the Khan Yunis refugee camp.
Our correspondent adds that the Israeli raids continue on northern Deir al-Balah and northern al-Qarara, where the occupation is trying to raid agricultural lands, adding that the occupation also targeted a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood with five missiles.
Martyrs and others were injured in an Israeli bombing targeting a house near the Abu Iskander Shamay area of Gaza City, causing damage to several schools accommodating displaced individuals in the vicinity. In response, the Civil Defense reported a significant number of casualties in the courtyard of the Baptist Hospital in Gaza, resulting from the recent occupation-induced massacres.
The spokesperson for the Civil Defense Directorate, Major Mahmoud Basal, said their crews were not spared from the Israeli bombing, and there is a clear and very significant deficiency in the Civil Defense Directore's capabilities and mechanisms.
"We cannot deal with the bodies under the rubble in Gaza and the northern Gaza Strip, and we are still calling for the necessity of introducing crews to support the civil defense apparatus in Gaza, noting that there are thousands of martyrs still under the rubble and we cannot recover them," he said.
Deadly strikes on Gaza
Earlier today, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that "Israel" continues to bombard Gaza, most notably the southern areas of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, noting several explosions and gunfire in these areas.
Our correspondent added that Israeli shelling targeted several residential homes in Deir el-Balah and bombed a house in the Daraj neighborhood in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of dozens and injuring others. He added that the Israeli airstrikes at the moment are concentrated in central Deir el-Balah and Yafa Street east of Gaza City.
He pointed out that the Israeli occupation forces established a ring of fire around the shelter centers and towers of Sheikh Zayed near the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.
He also highlighted that intensive Israeli ground and air bombardment had been continuously targeting the eastern areas of the Khan Yunis governorate since this morning.
