IOF murder journalist, destroy residential neighborhoods in Gaza
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On the 112th day of its aggression against the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation targeted residential neighborhoods in various areas and murdered journalist Iyad Ahmed al-Rawag.
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Palestinians try to extinguish a fire at a building of an UNRWA vocational training center which displaced people use as a shelter, after being targeted by Israeli tank shill in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP)
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported on Friday morning, on the 112th day of the Israeli aggression, that 11 Palestinians were martyred as a result of the occupation raids that targeted a house in the al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Journalist Iyad Ahmed al-Rawag, a reporter and presenter on Al-Aqsa Voice Radio, died alongside members of his family after his house was targeted in the al-Hasayna area in the al-Nuseirat camp.
Journalist Iyad Ahmed Al-Rawag, a reporter and presenter at Sawt Al-Aqsa Radio, along with members of his family were killed after Israeli warplanes targeted his house in the Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/wjUj1iOEYR
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As for Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, the occupation forces targeted the Nasser Medical Complex, and Quadcopter aircraft fired in its vicinity. On that note, our correspondent confirmed that the occupation forces destroyed a new residential neighborhood in the area, adding that in the past hours, 70 martyrs arrived at hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip.
#Gaza is grappling with a health emergency exacerbated by cold weather, overcrowded shelters, scarce food, and contaminated water which has resulted in a surge of infectious diseases. The dire situation has overwhelmed hospitals, leaving the sick with limited treatment options.… pic.twitter.com/JY8O5Unwuo
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Concerning the humanitarian and health crisis in Gaza, particularly in camps and displacement centers, the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority has reported that 66% of the population in the Gaza Strip is grappling with diseases transmitted by contaminated water.
Continuous aggression on Khan Younis
Earlier on Thursday, Fourteen were killed and dozens were injured in an Israeli bombing on the “Sina'a al-Wikalah” building, an educational building affiliated with UNRWA, which currently houses a large number of displaced people in Khan Younis. According to reports, Palestinians had to bury bodies on-site due to the challenges faced by ambulance crews in reaching the location.
Moreover, the Israeli airstrikes in the area specifically targeted the Nasser Medical Complex, the vicinity of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, UNRWA centers, the area around a school housing displaced people in the Emirati neighborhood, and the al-Amal neighborhood. These attacks resulted in the tragic loss of more than 50 Palestinians.
Death toll reaches 25,900
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, released the latest death toll in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, January 25, 2023.
The Ministry confirmed that the Israeli occupation has killed 25,900 Palestinians, and injured 64,110 others since it launched its aggression on the Gaza Strip. Moreover, the spokesperson said the Israeli occupation committed 21 massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip in only 24 hours, killing 200 and injuring 370.
