On Wednesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of various parts of the destroyed Gaza Strip, for the 138th day, killing dozens of Palestinians, and wounding hundreds, across the coastal enclave.
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Medical sources said the army bombarded a home for the Da’lees family, in the western part of the Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, killing seventeen Palestinians and wounding many others before they were rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital.
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The sources added that the army killed a journalist, Ehab Nasrallah, and his wife, and injured their three children who suffered severe burns after bombarding their home in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Furthermore, the army fired artillery shells at a residential tower in Hamad City, west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing many injuries, some seriously.
In Rafah, in the southmost part of the Gaza Strip, the army fired a missile from a drone into the center of the city, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several others.
The army also fired missiles at homes in the Jneina neighborhood, the Shaboura refugee camp, and the Project Area, in Rafah, killing at least three Palestinians and wounding many others.
The Israeli army also destroyed the Al-Farouq Mosque in Rafah, after firing missiles at it, in addition to firing shells and missiles near the Salahuddin Gate area, and Khirbat Al-Adas in Rafah, causing many casualties.
Also in Rafah, the army fired missiles at families in the Al-Barahma neighborhood, south of the city, causing many injuries, some seriously.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, reports a significant increase in malnutrition cases among children, particularly newborns, amidst Israel’s war on Gaza. pic.twitter.com/vvE4Pdns6V
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In addition, the army fired missiles and shells at the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, causing casualties, including many fatalities.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it received only 30 aid trucks, containing humanitarian supplies, including medical supplies, water, and food, through the Rafah border terminal, in southern Gaza.
There are at least 2 Million displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who required essential aid, including food, clean water, medicine, clothing and all sort of humanitarian supplies, while Israeli continues to restrict the enter of aid to the costal region, bombed and attacked many aid truck, especially those heading to nortehrn Gaza.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said its fighters fired shells at many soldiers barricading themselves in a home, west of Khan Younis, killing four and wounding many others.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli army committed 11 massacres against Palestinian families in the last 24 hours, killing 118 and wounding 163.
Israel has now killed at least 29,195 Palestinians, including 12.660 children and 8570 women, and injured 69,170, including at least 6168 children, in addition to thousands who remain under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings, on streets and in alleys, in several parts of the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
