Dozens of civilians killed in Gaza as Israel’s war of genocide enters its fifth month

Gaza (Quds News Network) – Dozens of civilians were killed and others injured over the last hours as the occupying Israeli regime continued its aerial and artillery strikes in various areas of the Gaza Strip, according to local and medical sources.

In Gaza City, medical sources reported that the occupying forces launched a series of airstrikes targeting several homes in multiple neighborhoods, specifically in Al-Rimal, Al-Sabra, Al-Zaytoun, Tal Al-Hawa, and Sheikh Ajleen. The strikes resulted in dozens of casualties and injuries.

Several ambulance vehicles were unable to reach the targeted areas due to the ongoing Israeli rocket and artillery bombardment, as well as drone-fired shots at anything in motion.

Furthermore, Israeli occupation naval forces fired shells at the fishermen’s port west of Gaza City.

In a related context, eight civilians, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli missile strike targeting the homes of the Sayyid and Al-Nahhal families in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

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Simultaneously, several civilians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a house in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza.

Medical sources further announced the murder of at least four civilians and the injury of others in an Israeli airstrike on a kindergarten sheltering displaced people in the town of Al-Zawaida in central Gaza.

The victims were subsequently transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.

Meantime, WAFA correspondent reported an increase in the number of casualties due to continued Israeli artillery shelling on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Additionally, a young man and an elderly person were killed by the occupying forces’ sniper fire in the vicinity of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, as the occupying Israeli army continues its siege of the hospital.

In northern Gaza, several civilians were killed and others injured in an airstrike targeting a house in Jabalia.

Ina preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has resulted in more than 27,840 confirmed fatalities, including over 12,000 children. Additionally, over 67,000 people have been injured.