Day 169: Massacres at Shifa, Kuwait Roundabout; IOF in Qarara retreat
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The IOF continue to threaten and execute Palestinians in the Al-Shifa Hospital and its vicinity for the sixth day in a row.
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Bodies of Palestinians killed by the IOF bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital are gathered in the front yard of the Al-Shifa hospital, in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP)
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 7 massacres in 24 hours, killing 72 and injuring 114. This brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 to 32,142, in addition to 74,412 injuries.
It is noteworthy that numerous victims remain trapped under the rubble, presumed dead, as "Israel" prevents ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.
In the latest Israeli massacres committed in the Gaza Strip, the occupation bombed civilians waiting for aid at the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City, north of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, who indicated that the casualties were transferred to the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
Moreover, our correspondent reported injuries among the displaced by Israeli occupation gunfire in the Al-Mawasi area in the town of Al-Qarara, north of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
This coincided with the incursion of Israeli tanks into the outskirts of al-Qarara, amid heavy gunfire, before they withdrew under the Resistance's fire, following hours of confrontations.
Meanwhile, the Government Media Office in Gaza announced earlier today that Israeli occupation forces are threatening to bomb and destroy the buildings of Al-Shifa Medical Complex with medical teams and residents inside.
It added that testimonies from people inside the complex indicated that the IOF threatened the medical crews and displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there that if they do not come out to be abused, investigated, and executed, they will bomb the buildings of the complex while they are still inside, as per the Office.
In this context, the Government Media Office in Gaza held the US administration and the international community fully responsible for the crime being committed by the IOF against Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
It further called on countries across the world to condemn the Israeli genocide against Gaza, urging them to end their silence and take effective action to stop the war and ongoing massacres against Palestinians.
More than 100 Palestinians inside Al-Shifa killed by IOF
The general director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Ismail al-Thawabta, stated that the IOF killed more than 100 people inside Al-Shifa Medical Complex, stressing that they also executed medical personnel inside the complex.
Al-Thawabta added that 5 patients were killed inside the biggest medical institution in Gaza due to the IOF preventing their treatment, further describing the situation in the hospital as devastating.
In addition, the IOF admitted that they detained more than 800 Palestinians and killed 170 others in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its vicinity in Western Gaza, claiming that they were Hamas fighters.
IOF assassinate a doctor in Al-Shifa, take 240 Palestinian hostages
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that the IOF assassinated Dr. Muhammad Zaher al-Nono while he was working at Al-Shifa Medical Complex for refusing to evacuate and leave his patients behind.
#AlMayadeen's correspondent in #Gaza reported that more than 240 people are being held hostage in the Prince Nayef building inside the al-Shifa Medical Complex.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) March 23, 2024
According to eyewitnesses, Dr. al-Nono was executed in front of his patients for refusing to leave the wounded… pic.twitter.com/Yk0VtcUTG4
Our correspondent added that more than 240 Palestinians are trapped and deemed hostages inside the Prince Nayef Building in Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
All this comes as the IOF continue to besiege and attack the Al-Shifa Medical Complex for the 6th consecutive day, continuously and heavily bombing its vicinity.
It is noteworthy that in southern Deir al-Balah, several martyred and injured Palestinians were carried to Al-Aqsa Hospital after the IOF bombed al-Birkah area.
On the northern side of the complex, the IOF blew up several houses and burned them.
The Ministry yesterday stated that Israeli occupation forces are holding around 240 patients, their families, and 10 medical professionals inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
Meanwhile, the United Nations relief official emphasized that "Israel must lift all obstacles to humanitarian aid," stressing the need for a humanitarian ceasefire.
