On Sunday, the Israeli army continued its massive and indiscriminate bombing of various parts of the destroyed and devastated Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounding hundreds.
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Medical sources said the Israeli army fired a missile at a home for Palestinians from the Shehada family in the Shati’ refugee camp, west of Gaza City, killing ten Palestinians, mostly children, and women, and wounding many others before they were moved to the Shifa Medical Center.
In the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the army fired missiles at a multi-story home for the Al-Matwi family in the western part of the refugee camp, killing at least 23 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounding dozens.
In the Sawarha area in central Gaza, the army carried out a series of air strikes, causing massive damage, killing four Palestinians and wounding many others, in addition to many who remain under the rubble.
In addition, the army fired many artillery shells followed by missiles and bursts of live rounds from Israeli Navy ships targeting Sheikh Ejleen, Tal Al-Hawa, Nasr, Sheikh Radwan, the outskirts of the Shati’ refugee camp, in Gaza City, in addition to tents for displaced Palestinians at the Rafah shore in the southern part of the coastal region.
In Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said three slain Palestinians were buried in the yard of its Al-Amal Hospital, in addition to 35 who were buried in a mass grave in the yard of Nasser Medical Center, due to constant Israeli bombing and siege on and around the medical facilities.
Israeli tanks and armored vehicles are constantly deployed around and in front of the main gate of Al-Amal Hospital and are firing live rounds at anyone walking in their yards, in addition to the PRCS headquarters in Khan Younis.
The PRCS added that the army also fired many live rounds at one of its ambulances in the yard of Al-Amal Hospital.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the army committed 38 massacres in the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, killing more than 350 Palestinians.
A Palestinian mother carried the body of her dead son on her shoulder while escaping Israel’s deadly attacks in Khan Younis, which have targeted hospitals and shelters. pic.twitter.com/2KFwKuzHZc
— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 28, 2024
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said only four out of its twenty-two medical centers are operational as a result of constant Israeli bombardment and restrictions.
Our team of @UNRWA doctors, nurses & midwives provide care at our health centres, as well as in roaming medical teams in @UNRWA shelters.
Due to continued bombardment & access restrictions, only 4 (out of 22) @UNRWA health centres are now operational in middle & southern📍#Gaza pic.twitter.com/MwFcqJByLh
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) January 28, 2024
UNRWA runs 183 schools, 22 health centers, and seven centers for women, among many other facilities, including schools attended by 286.645 students in the Gaza Strip, and its medical facilities have an average of 3.4 million visits each year, according to the United Nations.
UNICEF said, “Over 1.9 million people – nearly 85 percent of Gaza’s population – are now displaced. Many have been displaced multiple times.”
It is worth mentioning that, on Saturday, the Health Ministry in Gaza confirmed that the Israeli army “committed eighteen massacres against entire families, killing 174 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in the Gaza Strip.”
Reports from earlier Sunday revealed that The Israeli onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has killed at least 26.422 Palestinians, including 12.345 Children, 7.500 women, 337 medical staff, 119 journalists, 152 UNRWA employees, 45 Civil Defense workers, and 231 educational staff, and injured more than 65.087, including 6168 children, in various parts of the devastated coastal region.
About 2.3 Million Palestinians have been displaced, and Israeli missiles and shells have destroyed 355.000 residential units.
More than 7000 Palestinians, including 4700 children, remain missing, largely buried under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings.
The Population in Gaza is about 2.3 Million, including %47 children, %85 of whom have been displaced due to the Israeli ongoing war on them.
Israel’s bombings have destroyed or damaged 360.000 residential units and damaged 378 educational facilities in the Gaza Strip.
It is worth mentioning that, in the West Bank, the Israeli army killed 373 Palestinians, including children, and injured 4358, including 657 children.
