In a horrifying turn of events, the Gaza Strip bore witness to a night of brutal violence as Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of bombing attacks, targeting residential homes in multiple areas of the Strip.
The dawn assault on Thursday resulted in a significant loss of life and countless casualties.
As per an official statement, since the commencement of the Israeli aggression, the Gaza Strip’s hospitals have been inundated with a staggering 3,500 fatalities, including 853 children and 636 women. Additionally, 12,065 individuals have been left injured by the relentless attacks.
The Ministry of Health has reported that medical teams are working tirelessly, utilizing all available resources to attend to dozens of critical cases in operating rooms and intensive care units.
Al-Manar correspondent provided a harrowing account of the morning’s events, as Israeli occupation aircraft executed yet another massacre, this time targeting a residence in the heart of Khan Yunis, located in the southern region of the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources have confirmed the tragic loss of at least 15 civilians, with many others sustaining various degrees of injury due to the targeted strike on a house situated on Al-Saikali Street, west of Khan Yunis. Ambulances continue to arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital, desperately attempting to rescue the wounded and transport the deceased from the scene.
In a separate attack, planes also launched an assault on a dwelling near the Ahmed Abdel Aziz School, which was providing shelter to displaced individuals in the Al-Hawoz area of the Khan Yunis camp in the southern region of the Gaza Strip. This devastating act resulted in additional casualties.
Tragically, Palestinian sources have reported the loss of at least nine lives, including seven children, due to a bombing on the Al-Bakri family’s residence south of Khan Yunis. Many family members are still feared to be trapped beneath the debris. Furthermore, occupation aircraft targeted another house in the Rafah area, escalating the death toll.
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Medical sources have indicated that, in less than an hour, 33 lives were tragically lost as a consequence of the occupation’s relentless bombings on the homes of the Barika, Dhair, and Hassouna families within the city.
In central Gaza, Israeli occupation aircraft dealt a severe blow to the city of Al-Zahraa by completely destroying two residential towers, known as Tower No. (1) and No. (2), within the Al-Zahraa Towers complex.
Disturbingly, a report from the Government Information Office reveals that the Israeli war against civilians in the Gaza Strip has led to the total demolition of around 4,821 residential buildings, comprising 12,845 residential units. In addition, roughly 121,000 partially inhabitable residential units, including 9,055 uninhabitable units, have been adversely affected.
Al-Qassam Retaliates
Amidst these devastating events, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, took retaliatory action by bombarding the city of Tel Aviv as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
They emphasized that their actions were in direct response to the series of Zionist massacres against civilians.
The bombing prompted the sounding of sirens in Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva, located in the central region of the occupied territories.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
