Tens of Palestinians killed today by the ongoing Israeli aggression

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
18 Oct 2023 16:18

The Israeli Occupation Forces targeted houses and bakeries in Gaza, leaving tens killed and injured.

Palestinians look for survivors after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2023 (AP)

More than 30 Palestinians in Gaza were killed following a series of Israeli artillery, air, and sea bombardments of several houses in northern Gaza, Wafa news agency reported citing medical and local sources.

This loss was compounded by an additional two deaths resulting from a bombing that ruthlessly struck a bakery in the heart of the Nuseirat camp, located in the central Gaza Strip.

It is worth noting that the bakery played a vital role in providing sustenance to the camp's residents as well as to those displaced from the northern areas of the Gaza Strip.

#AlMayadeen's correspondent reported that more than 30 health centers in #Gaza are out of service, and some hospitals are still under threat.#Palestine #GazaUnderAttack #GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/mOnjtkG7Tv
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 18, 2023

Additionally, at least two Palestinians were killed in a bombing that targeted a residential apartment in Khan Yunis, situated in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli occupation warplanes continued to bombard various areas in the Gaza Strip for 12 consecutive days, amid water, electricity, and food shortages, and a collapse in the medical sector.

This comes as at least 500 people were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, according to the Ministry of Health, in a new massacre committed by the Israeli occupation, amid widespread international and Arab condemnations.

When Putin evacuated children from a warzone to safety, the ICC called him a war criminal and issued an arrest warrant for him. The Zionists bombed a hospital full of medics and civilians. Where is the corrupt ICC? Where is the arrest warrant for Netanyahu?
— Hassan Mafi ‏ (@thatdayin1992) October 18, 2023

No safe place in Gaza

Iyad al-Bazm, the Interior and National Security Ministry spokesperson stated that the Israeli occupation killed the families who sought refuge at al-Ahli Hospital. He clarified that the United States was a partner in the horrific massacre.

Al-Bazm said, "There is no safe place in the entire Gaza Strip, and the occupation is shelling everywhere," appealing to the people of the world to stop the US-American aggression on Gaza.

This is genocide and ethnic cleansing.
This is what happening in #Gaza right now.#GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/1PAgIIRXKI
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 14, 2023

He underlined that the Interior and National Security Ministry personnel will not surrender and will continue performing their duty on the ground, urging countries to call for an end to the aggression on Gaza.

On his part, Salama Maarouf, the head of the government media office, urged Gazans to actively participate in the funerals of the martyrs of the al-Ahli Hospital massacre on Wednesday morning to send a clear message to the Israeli occupation that the Palestinian people shall not forgive this crime and will not allow the occupation's plans for forced displacement to succeed.

Maarouf called on the Arab and Islamic peoples and the free people of the world to stage angry rallies against the massacre and hold symbolic funerals for the martyrs.

It is noteworthy that several areas in the occupied West Bank witnessed shooting operations and confrontations with Israeli occupation forces following angry protests that erupted following the al-Ahli Hospital massacre.

An #MSNBC reporter highlights that "Israel" has not backed up its claim that the massacre of the #BaptistHospital in #Gaza was a result of the #Palestinian Resistance's rocket.

He also added that Palestinian rockets do not have the capability to cause such damage or kill such a… pic.twitter.com/xZ6CXZid8d
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 18, 2023

Before the massacre, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of martyrs from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip had exceeded 3,000 and more than 12,500 injuries since October 7.