Israeli occupation forces continue their relentless bombardment, resulting in the deaths of several Palestinian civilians and leaving many others injured. The latest attacks have targeted residential areas, claiming the lives of innocent men, women, and children.
lsrael’s bank of targets in Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/VD56kxjjys
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) August 19, 2024
six civilians were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a house belonging to the Abu Zaid family in Al-Bureij camp. Meanwhile, in Rafah, four more civilians lost their lives when a civilian car was bombed on Al-Hashashin Street.
lsraeli warplanes target a group of civilians in northern Gaza Strip, killing nine Palestinians and injuring others. pic.twitter.com/wLimTc3zKx
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) August 19, 2024
The destruction and chaos wrought by the Israeli occupation military have spread to various parts of Gaza, with residential buildings being destroyed and artillery shells raining down on neighborhoods. The violence has also spilled over into the Mawasi area of Rafah, where displaced families are living in fear as Israeli military vehicles penetrate the area amidst heavy gunfire.
Director of field hospitals in Gaza Strip: it is likely that there 200 polio cases while hundreds of thousands children need different vaccines against various diseases. pic.twitter.com/LeXIafpCkE
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) August 20, 2024
In Khan Yunis, five people were injured by bullets fired from Israeli tanks, further adding to the toll of casualties in the ongoing conflict. The death toll from this latest round of Israeli attacks has now risen to over 40,000, with an additional 92,000 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of those affected are women and children.
Photos of Palestinians walking barefoot in Khan Younis due to the blockade on bringing shoes into Gaza. pic.twitter.com/VAbAW4ZzKn
— AlQastal News (@QastalNewsEn) August 19, 2024
In Gaza City, the Israeli artillery fired shells and fire towards the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Al-Sabra and Al-Zeitoun, while the Israeli warplanes launched a raid on Asqoula area.
This innocent young girl has been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting her family’s car in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/eq3vnXY79V
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 20, 2024
The occupation army artillery fired shells at the northwestern areas of Nuseirat camp and the east of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.
A child bids farewell to his father who was killed in an Israeli air strike in Deir Al Balah. pic.twitter.com/P0e7aBaQXB
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) August 19, 2024
Palestinian emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and Palestinian media
