The Gaza Strip has been under Israeli aggression for 12 consecutive days, resulting in over 3,200 deaths and 11,000 injuries according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Most of the victims are children and women.
Hundreds of families were seeking refuge at Al-Ahli hospital as they thought it’s safe. The exact number of the Palestinians killed in the lsraeli massacre cannot be known as bodies were torn into pieces, but the estimates are somewhere between 500-1500. pic.twitter.com/frqOHF1vfM
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 18, 2023
The funeral processions for the martyrs of the Baptist Hospital massacre will begin on Wednesday.
The Israeli occupation army has called for settlers in Gaza City to evacuate their homes, despite heavy raids targeting the south of the Strip and leaving no safe area.
Gaza Strip has been under the lsraeli attack for 12th day in a row. pic.twitter.com/UzZLRCSrtE
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 18, 2023
Despite being displaced from their homes; thousands of residents have refused to leave their houses in support of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the Palestinian resistance in October.
In addition to the heavy shelling, there have been water, electricity, and food shortages, and the medical sector is on the brink of collapsing. The Israeli aggression continued with targeted airstrikes from several regions, including Rafah, Burej, and the northern region of Gaza.
Media coverage: “The trauma in the face of this little #Palestinian kid speaks for the situation these days in Gaza.” pic.twitter.com/B4biGQ55Vs
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 18, 2023
On Tuesday night, at least 500 people were martyred in the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in what was described as an “unprecedented and indescribable” massacre carried out by Israeli occupation forces.
The flow of martyrs and injuries exceeded the medical teams’ and ambulances’ capacities as hundreds of victims were killed, most of them children and women.
A father carrying the body parts of his offspring.
They will never show you this on the BBC or CNN but we must not look away. pic.twitter.com/VjkJAx7V7A
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) October 17, 2023
Meanwhile, protests condemning the massacre occurred around the world, with the head of the government media office calling on the Strip’s residents to participate in the funeral of the victims to show that this crime will not be forgiven.
Hundreds flock towards the #US embassy in #Beirut #now to protest against the American support to #Israel and its crimes. pic.twitter.com/r5i7flfAfc
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 17, 2023
Source: Palestinian media (Translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)