Twelve Palestinians were killed and many others injured on Saturday as Israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and field reporters.
The deadliest attack occurred near Abbas Junction west of Gaza City, where an airstrike hit a residential apartment, killing four people, including two young girls and a woman, and injuring at least eight others.
A woman who was critically wounded in the attack later died from her injuries, raising the toll from this strike to five.
Rescue teams also recovered the bodies of three additional victims, a woman and two children, from beneath the rubble, while dozens of wounded civilians were transferred to al‑Shifa Hospital and the al‑Saraya field hospital.
Shortly afterward, an Israeli helicopter launched a strike on the al‑Jalaa area north of Gaza City, resulting in further injuries.
Medical teams said the full casualty count was still being assessed due to the difficulty of reaching several targeted locations.
In southern Gaza, Israeli aircraft struck a tent sheltering displaced families in the Asda’ area of al‑Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.
Seven members of the Abu Hadayed family were killed; the grandfather, three of his children, and three grandchildren, and several others were wounded, including at least one person in critical condition.
The slain residents have been identified as Ribhi Hammad Abu Hadayed, Mohammad Ribhi Hammad Abu Hadayed, Hazem Ribhi Hammad Abu Hadayed, Haijar Ribhi Hammad Abu Hadayed, Lia Ribhi Hammad Abu Hadayed, Sham Hazem Ribhi Abu Hammad, and Jibril Hazem Ribhi Abu Hammad.
Additional injuries were reported in the northern part of the Strip, where an airstrike hit a residential apartment near Jabalia Junction, followed by another strike near the Jabalia bus station.
Also, a Palestinian child was injured by Israeli army fire targeting displaced Palestinians in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, before the medics rushed her to a medical facility.
In central Gaza, Israeli warplanes bombed areas east of al‑Bureij, while simultaneous artillery shelling targeted the eastern outskirts of Khan Younis and Gaza City.
The Ministry of Health said that a number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews continue to face severe obstacles preventing them from reaching many of the targeted areas.
The Ministry’s updated figures as of January 30, reveal that the period since the “ceasefire” that took effect on October 11 has seen 524 Palestinians killed, 1,356 injured, and 715 bodies recovered from beneath the rubble, in addition to 1,360 injured.
The General-Director of the Health Ministry in Gaza stated that %60 of the slain Palestinians sine the “ceasefire” are children and women.
The cumulative toll since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, has now reached 71,667 killed, including more than 20,178 children and 12,236 women, and 171,343 injured, with the ministry warning that the real numbers are likely higher due to the large number of people still missing under destroyed buildings.
