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IOF intensify raids, shelling; target residential towers in Gaza Strip

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen Net
  • 16 Oct 2023 17:23
4 Min Read

Israeli warships are targeting and shelling west of Gaza City.

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  • A Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of his building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine, October 16, 2023 (AP)
    A Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of his building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine, October 16, 2023 (AP)

Israeli artillery shelling targeted the town of Juhr al-Dik between the Gaza Strip and its center on Monday while also targeting the area west of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.

Residential towers in Juhr al-Dik came under intense bombardment by Israeli occupation artillery, as the IOF were conducting violent raids on al-Zaytoun neighborhood and the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported.

Our correspondent said a number of injured Palestinians were recovered after the Israeli occupation bombed the vicinity of al-Fakhoura School in the northern Gaza Strip.

Aerial footage of what #Gaza looks like now amid the continuous brutal Israeli aggression that has left over 2,750 #Palestinians dead.#Palestine #GazaUnderAttack #GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/V9Wjqv0iJ4

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 16, 2023

Due to the occupation's intransigence, the number of martyrs announced by the Palestinian Ministry of Health is constantly on the rise, as the remains of completely disfigured martyred children from the Nuseirat camp continue to arrive at the hospital, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported.

Israeli bombing on the northern Gaza Strip intensified, especially in residential neighborhoods. A number of martyrs arrived at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the Strip as the occupation continued to relentlessly bomb the area.

For its part, the Ministry of Interior in Gaza reported injuries in an Israeli bombing at the Ghazali Junction in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, noting that the occupation bombed multiple residences inside Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah.

Read more: 'Gaza is running dry' amid most intense Israeli bombardment

After the Israeli occupation cut off electricity from the Gaza Strip, people resorted to their car batteries to charge their phones to contact their loved ones and check up on them.

Civilians in #Gaza are fighting electricity cuts by using car batteries to charge their phones to contact their loved ones amid the brutal Israeli aggression on the Strip.#Palestine #GazaUnderAttack #GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/a0Q9L0pDzy

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 16, 2023

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced earlier on Monday that the number of martyred Palestinians as a result of the Israeli occupation's bombing of the Gaza Strip had risen to 2,750, while the number of those wounded reached 9,700, most of whom are women and children.

The Ministry called on citizens to head to hospitals and branches of the Blood Bank Association in the governorates of the Strip to donate blood.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that two mass graves are currently being prepared in the Gaza Strip to bury the bodies of the martyrs.

Israeli warplanes even targeted civil defense teams on their way to rescue injured Palestinians.

"Israel" targeted a civil defense crew on its way to save the injured in #Gaza resulting in deaths and injuries.#Palestine #GazaUnderAttack #GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/Zak1JztOEJ

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 16, 2023

Meanwhile, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory said “Israel” has so far dropped the equivalent of a quarter of a nuclear bomb on Gaza.

Earlier, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that their centers in southern Gaza have received approximately 400,000 displaced people, with the agency estimating that there are over one million displaced people in total.

UNRWA emphasized that the level of destruction in the Gaza Strip is unparalleled and that the needs of the displaced population surpass their capacities. Additionally, the agency warned of the severe health risks faced by the people of Gaza, who are forced to consume contaminated water.

Read next: UNRWA: Water shortage became 'matter of life and death' for Gazans

It also stated that the power stations ceased to function, leaving people in the darkness since the beginning of the ongoing aggression. These statements from UNRWA coincide with the ongoing bombing campaign that has been continuous for ten days.

Earlier today, Al-Qassam Brigades bombed Ben Gurion Airport, "Ashdod", and Beer al-Sabe’ with a barrage of rockets in response to the occupation’s crimes against civilians.

In today's developments, the rocket attack toward Ben Gurion Airport occurred just half an hour before US State Secretary Antony Blinken landed in occupied Palestine. Israeli media reported that several rockets fell in open areas in Beer al-Sabe’.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent explained that multiple rocket salvos were launched from the Gaza Strip, starting at 9 am. Notably, one of the salvos was aimed at "Tel Aviv".

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