Over 20 massacres committed by IOF in past hours: Gaza Health Ministry

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
10 Dec 2023 21:29
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Most of the martyrs are children, in addition to a significant number of missing persons.

Palestinians look at buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of Al Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed "more than 20 massacres in the past hours," noting that "only 1% of the casualties of the aggression departed for treatment through the Rafah crossing."

The Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted as of Saturday in the martyrdom of more than 17,700 and the injury of more than 48,780.

Earlier in the day, the IOF targeted Khan Yunis, Deir al-Balah, and the camps of Jabalia, Nuseirat, Maghazi, and al-Zawaida, as well as the neighborhoods of Tuffah and Shejaiya east of Gaza City and several areas in the northern Gaza Strip. The strikes resulted in the martyrdom of more than 10 people and the injury of others.

Medical sources also reported that most of the martyrs are children, in addition to a significant number of missing persons.

On the same note, the spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent Raed al-Nims said that all hospitals in northern Gaza are out of service and that Red Crescent ambulances ceased operations in northern Gaza due to fuel reserves depleting.

He further said that Gaza was receiving "limited aid through the Rafah crossing" and does not match 5% of the medical and ambulance needs of the Gaza Strip.

The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that reports confirmed that more than 449 healthcare centers in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have been attacked, noting that "a cease-fire is the only way to truly protect and promote the health of the people of Gaza."