More civilian casualties in Gaza on day 137 of the relentless Israeli genocide
Gaza (Quds News Network) – As the relentless genocide continues for the 137th day, the Israeli occupation regime persists in its aggressive campaign on the Gaza Strip, with dozens of Palestinian civilian casualties reported over the last few hours, according to local and medical reports.
In Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, a significant number of civilians fell victim to Israeli strikes, including missile and artillery shelling and gunfire from drones.
A little girl was brought to hospital last night after being injured in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/sLYEd56hyj
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According to local sources and witnesses, large-scale Israeli military vehicles stormed the area in the late night hours, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and dozens of injuries among the local Palestinian residents.
The city of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, witnessed further strikes as Israeli warplanes, artillery, and tanks targeted residential neighborhoods, claiming the lives of six civilians and leaving 15 others injured.
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This comes as the Israeli occupation forces continue their siege of Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals in the city, impacting the well-being of patients, medical staff, and the wounded.
In Rafah, the Israeli occupation bombed shells in the central and western parts of the city, causing injuries among the displaced.
Meanwhile, the central Gaza Strip experienced Israeli airstrikes on civilian homes in Nuseirat, Bureij, and Maghazi refugee camps, as well as in Deir al-Balah, resulting in four fatalities and around 10 injuries.
A particularly distressing incident occurred in the Nuseirat refugee camp, where three citizens were killed in an Israeli bombing. Eyewitnesses reported the occupation forces targeting a house in the camp, leading to casualties that were later transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in nearby Deir Al-Balah.
The toll of this prolonged Israeli aggression is staggering, with the number of slain Palestinians now exceeding 29,092, the majority being women and children. Additionally, 68,883 others have been wounded since the commencement of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023.
