Dozens of innocent civilians massacred by indiscriminate Israeli bombardments on day 79 of Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Gaza (Quds News) – Dozens of civilians, the majority of them being children and women, were brutally massacred over the last few hours as the Israeli genocide campaign against Gaza persists for the 79th day in a row.
Air and artillery strikes were reported in many areas of the enclave, adding to the tragic toll.
In northern Gaza, local sources pointed out that Israeli troops targeted residential homes in the town of Jabalia with air and artillery strikes. Simultaneously, the Israeli forces stormed the Al-Rafii School in the town, arresting several displaced youths sheltering there and forcibly evacuating women out in the cold.
Dozens of injured Palestinians were rescued from the rubble of a house bombed by Israeli warplanes in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/R3AYcEdhHE
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 24, 2023
Israeli fighter jets also fired dozens of smoke and phosphorus bombs over the town of Jabalia and the nearby Jarn neighborhood, coinciding with attempts by ground forces to advance into the town and the neighboring refugee camp.
Scores of dead bodies and wounded individuals are scattered across the streets, according to media sources, with Israeli troops preventing ambulance vehicles from reaching them for medical treatment and transporting of dead bodies for burial.
In central Gaza, the Israeli artillery intensified its shelling of wide areas east of the central governorate, Israeli helicopters fired barrages of gunfire towards the east of the city of Deir al-Balah.
Residents transfer the wounded to Shuhada Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/ZYCwOIbL08
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 23, 2023
According to media reports, 40 dead bodies and dozens of injured civilians have been pulled out from homes targeted by Israeli air and artillery strikes in the central region of Gaza since yesterday evening.
In southern Gaza, Israeli warplanes bombed the Abu al-Awf family home west of Rafah, resulting in dozens of civilians sustaining various injuries.
Meantime, a civilian was killed, and four others were injured as the Israeli forces targeted the home of the Nabrees family in Khan Yunis.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that 13-year-old Amir Rami Awda, a displaced child at the Al-Amal Hospital, was killed when an Israeli drone targeted him inside the hospital building.
Israeli occupation forces also shelled the Maan area east of Khan Yunis, leading to the murder of two civilians and the injury of others.
More children targeted in the nonstop democide in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/yahRboNd8L
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 23, 2023
In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 has resulted in the tragic loss of 20,400 lives and left around 54,000 wounded, with over 70% of them being women and children. Nearly 7,000 people are also unaccounted for beneath the debris.
