Israeli airstrikes devastate Gaza, leaving death in their wake

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
14 Dec 2024 10:09
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The relentless airstrikes on Gaza have intensified the humanitarian crisis, forcibly displacing countless civilians and further exacerbating the already dire conditions in the region.

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Palestinian families check their last belongings after the Israeli airstrikes bombed their tents on December 9, 2024. (@UNRWA/ X)

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have intensified their assault on Gaza, with heavy artillery and airstrikes targeting residential areas.

Early Saturday, Israeli artillery struck northwest of the Nuseirat camp, while helicopters fired at northern Gaza.

Aerial bombardments hit the Al-Karama neighborhood, and a deadly airstrike on a home in Jabalia left several dead and wounded.

Baby Rawan Al-Sheikh, only eight months old, was killed during an Israeli bombing of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Born during the war, Rawan's life was taken by the occupation forces in the same conflict. She was an innocent, angelic baby, but the violence turned… pic.twitter.com/RZOqsHhbsp
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) December 14, 2024

In a related development, the IOF issued evacuation orders for southeastern Jabalia and carried out further strikes in Gaza City and Beit Lahia, demolishing homes and continuing to target civilians across the region.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed four people and injured eight others, with attacks on homes and gatherings in Gaza City.

عشرات الشهداء والجرحى في مجازر جديدة للاحتلال في قطاع #غزة وآلاف الضحايا تحت الأنقاض!

المزيد من التفاصيل مع، مراسل #الميادين، محمود العوضية #فلسطين #طوفان_الأقصى @MahmoudAwadia pic.twitter.com/cP7mw0KkOB
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) December 13, 2024

In al-Zaytoun neighborhood, three people were killed and five injured in a bombing. Additionally, one Palestinian was killed, and three were wounded in the al-Sabra area.

Israeli occupation forces also torched an ambulance and destroyed nearby homes near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Meanwhile, severe storms with strong winds and rain caused significant damage, forcibly displacing many people, particularly along Gaza's coastline.

By day 434 of the Israeli genocide in Gaza

In the latest toll issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza on Friday, the number of martyrs has reached 44,875, with 106,454 wounded since October 7, 2023.

The Israeli occupation committed three massacres across the Gaza Strip in the previous 24 hours, killing 40 Palestinians and injuring 98 others, according to the Ministry.

Heavy rain is falling in areas of the Gaza Strip.

Most of the displaced Palestinians have no proper place to shelter in during this weather. pic.twitter.com/n4V5tGBKVt
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) December 13, 2024

While some of the victims were transported to the few partially functioning hospitals in the Strip, most of them remain trapped beneath the rubble, with almost impossible means to get out amid the continuous Israeli obstruction of rescue operations.