Early Tuesday, Day 368 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells struck various parts of the devastated, starved, and besieged coastal enclave, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians.
Update: Eight Palestinians were killed, and many others were injured, Tuesday, due to an Israeli occupation drone bombing a gathering of citizens at a water filling station north of Rafah city in the southmost part of the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources at the European Gaza Hospital reported that the medics moved the corpses of eight slain to the medical center after the occupation bombed a group of citizens in Khirbet Al-Adas, north of Rafah.
Published on: Oct 8, 2024 at 11:04: Medical sources said the army fired a missile at a home in Block 3 of the Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza, killing nine Palestinians and wounding at least 25, including many children and women.
The sources added that the locals and rescue teams continue the search and rescue under the rubble, looking for more victims.
Also, medical sources confirmed that the army targeted a four-story home in Al-Bureij refugee camp, with missiles, killing at least 27 Palestinians, and wounding dozens, including many children and women.
They added that, despite limited means, the search is ongoing to locate potential survivors under the rubble.
Additionally, three Palestinians were killed and many injured following an Israeli bombing of tents for displaced persons on Sikka Street in Al-Bureij.
Eight Palestinians were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
The army used drones, artillery, and tank shells in its attacks against central Gaza, especially Al-Bureij refugee camp.
It is worth mentioning that the army fired barrages of artillery shells at northern Gaza, especially against the central part of the Jabalia refugee camp, in addition to several areas of Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal enclave.
Among the injured are two Palestinian journalists, Islam Bader and Mohammad Ahmad; they suffered fragment wounds from Israeli shells in Jabalia.
Five Palestinians were also killed and many injured when the army fired a missile near a school, west of Jabalia refugee camp.
Eyewitnesses reported that several Palestinians remain lying on the ground in the streets and alleys of Jabalia refugee camp, and civil defense teams are unable to retrieve them due to the continuous Israeli bombing.
They stated that dozens of dead and injured are lying in the streets of Jabalia, and due to the intensity of the bombing, medical and civil defense teams have been unable to reach them.
Also, the army advanced into the northern area of the refugee camp, while the bombing continues in various parts of the camp.
Israeli tanks and armored vehicles have also advanced moved towards the Jabalia Services Club area, Block 2, and Al-Qassasin, conducting extensive bulldozing operations, with several tanks stationed in the Al-Tawam roundabout area west of the camp.
Israeli army sharpshooters and quadcopter drones are also targeting anyone moving in the camp, and Israeli forces have bombed a food storage facility.
On Monday, more than 20 citizens were killed in the refugee camp, while Israeli bulldozers continued to raze recently cultivated agricultural lands.
According to Israeli media outlets, the Israeli army is considering a plan to turn northern Gaza into a military zone by forcing around 200,000 citizens to move from the north to the south, keeping the area under full Israeli control.
It is worth mentioning that the army bombarded the maternity ward of Nasser Medical Center in Khan Younis on Monday night.
In addition, the army fired missiles while the navy fired live rounds and shells at a mosque in Khan Younis, causing damage.
The New York Times reported that Israel has destroyed nearly 60% of the buildings in the Gaza Strip. The report highlights that while Israel claims its goal is to eliminate Hamas and the tunnels in Gaza, it has devastated an area inhabited by two million people.
Earlier reports from Israeli media outlets indicated that the Israeli army initiated a new large-scale offensive across the entire Gaza Strip Monday morning, marking one year since October 7.
On its part, the Israeli army said a soldier in the Infantry Corps was killed during gun battles with Palestinian fighters in northern Gaza and added that another soldier was seriously injured in the same incident.
According to Israeli sources, 730 soldiers have been killed, including 347 since the beginning of the ground offensive on Gaza on October 27, 2023, while 4,590 soldiers have been injured.
Israel has now killed at least 41,909 citizens, including 16,927 children and 11,487 women, and injured more than 97,303 others, including a large number of children and women. The casualties are much higher than declared as thousands remain missing under the rubble, and rescue teams face immense difficulties in reaching all affected areas.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said more than 10,000 Palestinians, mostly children and women, remain under the rubble across the coastal region.
