Dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, were martyred and injured in a series of Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling on the Gaza Strip on the 159th day of continuous aggression.
Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday put death toll of the Israeli aggression since October 7 at 31,272. It added that the number of injured people reached 73,024.
In its daily report, the ministry said that 88 people were martyred and 135 others were wounded in past 24 hours.
The ministry, meanwhile, said that a number of martyrs were still under the rubble, blaming the Israeli occupation over preventing health workers from pulling their bodies.
Day 159 of genocide | Gaza pic.twitter.com/M7oGogvmRQ
— Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸 (@MuhammadSmiry) March 13, 2024
Reports from health and local sources in Gaza confirmed that two people were killed and four children were injured when Israeli occupation forces bombed a house in the Al-Daraj neighborhood, north of Gaza City. Additional citizens were martyred in a separate bombing in the Zaytoun neighborhood.
BREAKING: At least six Palestinians have been reported killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/MggKJueMWu
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 13, 2024
Further casualties were reported when Israeli airstrikes targeted a house in Gaza City, resulting in injuries and the disappearance of others. The north and west of Khan Yunis and the vicinity of Hamad Town were also bombarded.
Injuries reported in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Deir Al Balah in central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/ujFQdExNxG
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 12, 2024
The previous evening, 10 citizens were killed and others injured in an Israeli attack on Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Since October 7, 2023, the ongoing aggression has resulted in over 31,000 Palestinian deaths and more than 72,000 injuries, predominantly women and children.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini stated that the number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined. pic.twitter.com/k7kRGyPaKg
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 12, 2024
Despite the devastating circumstances, the people of Gaza welcomed the month of Ramadan with decorations and prayers, vowing not to let the occupation steal their religious observance.
Aerial view of the massive destruction in Hamad City in Khan Yunis as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression. pic.twitter.com/su2NthA0H5
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 13, 2024
Facing displacement and severe economic hardship, the residents are determined to maintain their dignity and faith during this period of heightened violence and suffering.
Source: Palestine Today (translated by Al-Manar English Website team)
