On Thursday, Day 126 of the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Palestinian people in the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles and shells killed dozens of Palestinians, including many children and women, and injured scores of residents across the coastal enclave.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the army committed 15 massacres against entire families in Gaza, over the last 24 hours, killing 120 and wounding 170, mostly women and children.
In Gaza City, at least three Palestinians were killed and one was seriously injured when the army fired a missile at residents who were trying to leave the Shifa Hospital.
The Israeli army continued bombing and shelling various areas of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, leveling more buildings and homes amidst fears of a massive ground invasion into the city, after fleeing northern and central Gaza, and then Khan Younis, and now Rafah, at the border area with Egypt.
Medical sources said the army fired a missile at an apartment near the Kuwaiti hospital, west of Rafah, killing five Palestinians including three children, and wounding many more.
A Palestinian child, Lana Shmoukhi, said the army fired a missile at her parent’s home, killing her mother, father, and her only brother, and added that her three sisters were injured.
The army also fired a missile at a home for the Nahhal family near Khirbat Al-Adas area in Rafah, killing three Palestinians and wounding many others.
Palestinian medics also retrieved the corpses of two fishermen who were killed by Israeli Navy boats near the Rafah shore, after they couldn’t find food for their families and decided to fish despite the serious risks.
In Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the army fired barrages of artillery and tank shells at homes and buildings in several parts of the city, including the areas near the surrounded and isolated Nasser Hospital and Al-Amal Hospital.
In addition, the army killed two Palestinians, including an elderly man, and wounded many others after the soldiers fired live rounds into Nasser Hospital.
It is worth mentioning that Israeli army sharpshooters killed at least twelve Palestinians in the hospital and surrounding areas.
Al-Jazeera correspondent said an Israeli sharpshooter killed one Palestinian in the hospital, and added that a nurse was injured inside the surgery ward.
Furthermore, at least two Palestinians were killed and one was injured when the army fired live rounds at schools housing displaced Palestinian families, east of Khan Younis.
The attack came shortly after the army forced the displaced Palestinian families to leave two schools in Khan Younis refugee camp.
In central Gaza, the Israeli missiles killed more than ten Palestinians and injured dozens, in the Zawaida area, especially in a home for the Najjar family in the Ta’abeen area.
Also, four Palestinian children and women were killed, and many others were injured when the army fired a missile at a Kindergarten where families sheltered in the Zawaida area in central Gaza.
The Palestinian Civil Defense said many Palestinians remain under the rubble amidst efforts to locate them despite the ongoing Israeli assaults and the lack of functioning equipment.
A Palestinian man, 60, was shot and seriously injured near the shore of Deir Al-Balah after an Israeli navy boat fired live rounds at him.
At least one woman was killed, and many Palestinians were injured, when the army fired a missile at a home for the Drei’ey family in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza.
Many casualties were reported after the army fired missiles and shells at various areas in and around Gaza City, in addition to Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics evacuated 60 Palestinians, many of whom were injured and others were stranded in bombarded areas, between Gaza City and the northern parts of the coastal region.
It added that Israeli army sharpshooters fired live rounds at the medics, killing one and wounding two.
It also said that the army has been firing barrages of live fire around Al-Amal Hospital it runs in Khan Younis, preventing the Palestinians from entering or leaving the medical center.
Furthermore, the army fired a missile at a home near the Bank Of Palestine, in Jabalia in northern Gaza, causing damage and injuries.
The Israeli Air Force also fired many missiles at homes, streets, buildings, and infrastructure in various parts of the Gaza Strip, causing casualties and serious damage.
Israeli media sources said the army took the corpses of about 350 persons, to examine them and determine whether Israeli captives, including soldiers, are among the dead.
Israel has now killed at least 27.947 Palestinians and injured more than 67.459, mostly women and children, in addition to about 8.000 who remain missing, largely buried under the rubble, and on streets, while the locals, including the medics and rescue teams, remain unable to reach them due to massive destruction and ongoing bombing.
