Israeli forces destroy homes, kill Palestinians overnight

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
Today 03:11

Several residential blocs in the northern Gaza Strip were demolished and destroyed by Israeli troops and warplanes overnight.

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A child killed in an Israeli airstrike is carried into the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Palestine, on December 14, 2024. (AP)

Israeli warplanes and artillery continue to target Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, while occupation forces demolish entire residential blocs, as the war on Gaza enters its 436th day on Sunday.

Overnight, in the northern Gaza Strip, strikes and explosives planted by troops destroyed homes in the Jabalia and Beit Lahia, as Israeli mechanized forces fired their guns at the Saftawi area.

Homes in Gaza City were also targeted, where 14 people were killed and another 30 were injured in Gaza City. Strikes targeted the homes of the Abu Iskandar and Arouk families in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, while another strike targeted a house on al-Nafaq Street, where Palestinians were either killed or injured.

In the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, in southern Gaza City, an airstrike killed at least seven people, while several other bodies remain to be recovered by authorities, as they are stuck underneath the piles of rubble resulting from the strike.

In the central Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces bombed the Nuseirat refugee camp, using both warplanes and artillery multiple times.

Another strike targeted tents sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, injuring eight people who were transferred to nearby hospitals. In western Deir al-Balah, the Durra Stadium, also housing Palestinians, was struck by occupation forces.

In the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli attack helicopters fired two missiles at the al-Bayouk family home in Khan Younis.

The latest toll from health authorities in the besieged Gaza Strip reports 44,930 deaths and 106,624 injuries since the occupation began its war on October 7, 2023.

It is worth noting that these remain preliminary figures, as thousands of Palestinians have been reported missing, either due to abduction by occupation forces or due to the fact that their bodies have not been retrieved by authorities, due to Israeli-imposed working conditions.