On Wednesday, Day 243 of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army intensified the bombing and shelling of various parts of the destroyed coastal region, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians.
The army fired dozens of missiles and shells at several homes in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, killing at least eleven Palestinians and wounding dozens, including many women and children.
Medica and rescue teams also found the corpses of two Palestinians and several wounded residents, southeast of Deir Al-Balah, after the army fired many artillery shells at homes in the Abu Al-Ajeen area, southeast of the city.
At least six Palestinians were killed, and many were injured when the army fired a missile at a home for the Douli family in the Al-Boreij refugee camp.
Palestinian medics and rescue teams continued the search under the rubble of many homes and buildings Israel bombed overnight and on Tuesday in the Al-Boreij refugee camp, Al-Maghazi refugee camp, Al-Musaddar village, and Deir Al-Balah city in central Gaza.
The medics and search teams found the corpses of dozens of Palestinians in addition to scores of injured residents before moving them to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.
Al-Jazeera News Agency said the Palestinians located the corpses of 66 Palestinians and are continuing the search.
Israeli drones also fired live rounds at Palestinians in the area of Street 20, east of the Nusseirat refugee camp.
The medics also found many mutilated and decomposed corpses of many Palestinians in the vicinity of the University College of Applied Sciences in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, south of the Gaza city, after the army fired dozens of missiles at it, especially on Tuesday and overnight, in addition to the bombing targeting the area over the past days and weeks.
Many casualties were reported when the army fired a missile at a home of the Dalloul family in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
The army also fired missiles and shells, and many live rounds from Quadcopters, at the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa and Sheikh Ejleen neighborhoods, in Gaza City.
In addition, the army fired missiles and shells at several parts of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, especially the eastern area of the Al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Younis.
🚨Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams retrieved six martyrs and more than eight injured people from the Al-Ja’frawi area east of Deir al-Balah, central #Gaza after the Israeli occupation targeted several houses with artillery shells.
📷Filmed by: PRCS volunteer, Mohammed… pic.twitter.com/xYRBOkFicv— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) June 5, 2024
In Rafah, in Gaza’s southmost part, the army fired tank and artillery shells at many neighborhoods, causing many casualties.
The Palestinian Education Ministry said Israel killed more than 15.000 children since October 7, 2023, adding that most of them were in schools and kindergartens, in addition to killing 64 schoolchildren in the West Bank.
The Ministry stated that the children in Palestine are paying the heaviest price of this ongoing Israeli aggression and ethnic cleansing and added that the Israeli occupation army has destroyed schools, deprived the children of basic rights, including education, food, health, and social services, and is inflicting serious violations on them, including crimes against humanity and the basic rights guaranteed in all international treaties.
It added that about 620.000 schoolchildren and 88.000 college and university students have been without education since October 7, 2023, in addition to the fact that Israel is bombing and destroying hundreds of schools across the coastal enclave.
Israel has now killed at least 36.550 Palestinians, and injured more than 82.959, mostly women and children, in addition to the thousands who remain under the rubble, on streets, and in destroyed alleys, in various parts of the Gaza Strip, since October 7, 2023.