Gaza: 288 Civilians Killed in 59 Massacres by Israeli Forces in Just 100 Hours
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Over 288 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the past 100 hours in 59 massacres across the Gaza Strip, including 99 aid seekers, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
In a statement issued last night, the Office said that over the past 100 hours, the Israeli military committed 59 massacres targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip, killing 288 people and injuring 1,088 others.
99 aid seekers were killed by Israeli forces and 394 others injured while waiting for food near the so-called “death traps”, near US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid sites.
Here are some of what Israel has targeted over the past 100 hours across Gaza, according to the Office:
Public rest areas
Palestinian families inside their homes
Markets and civilian gathering spots
Starving civilians while searching for food
Medical clinics, health centers, and vital infrastructure
The Al-Mawasi area, which the Israeli occupation falsely designates as a “safe zone”
Overcrowded shelters housing tens of thousands of displaced people
The majority of those killed are children, women, and the elderly. All unarmed civilians, the Office noted.
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