On Thursday, Day 97 of its ongoing onslaught on the civilians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians in several parts of the destroyed and devastated coastal enclave.
The army bombed buildings, schools, make-shift shelters, medical facilities, and streets where Palestinian families were running for their lives, seeking a ‘safer place.’
In Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, an Israeli war jet fired a missile at a Palestinian car in the Al-Manara neighborhood, killing eight Palestinians and wounding several others.
At least six Palestinians were killed, and many others were injured when the army fired missiles at homes and buildings in Khan Younis.
Seven Palestinians were killed, and more than twenty-five were injured when the army fired a missile at a home for the Abu Namous family in Khan Younis refugee camp.
Earlier Israeli air strikes and shelling of Khan Younis killed at least 23 Palestinians and injured dozens, including many women and children.
The Palestinian Civil Defense said one of its members was injured when the army fired a missile at medics and rescue operators during the evacuation of wounded Palestinians buried under the rubble of a bombarded home west of Khan Younis.
صور خاصة للجزيرة تظهر لحظة استهداف الاحتلال طواقم الدفاع المدني والمسعفين أثناء محاولتهم إنقاذ مصابين في غارة على منزل غرب خان يونس، ما أوقع جرحى من المسعفين#الأخبار #حرب_غزة pic.twitter.com/R38M5jIIym
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) January 11, 2024
In addition, the army fired shells at the Sahaba Mosque and a nearby home on the backstreet of the Gaza European Hospital in the city.
Six slain Palestinians and many wounded were moved to the Gaza European Hospital, east of Khan Younis; the number of casualties is likely higher, but due to Israeli bombings, destruction, and the targeting of first responders, rescue efforts were seriously hindered.
At least two Palestinians were killed, and several others were injured when the army fired a missile at Palestinians fleeing their homes in Bani Soheila town, east of Khan Younis.
In Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, at least five Palestinians were killed, and dozens were injured when the army fired missiles at a land where families camped out in the Arabiya area, north of the city, after fleeing their homes in northern and central Gaza.
In Gaza City, Israeli missiles and shells killed many Palestinians, including a journalist, Mohammad Thalahini, bringing the number of slain journalists since October 7 to 112.
Also, the army killed dozens of Palestinians and injured many more after firing tank shells at them while waiting for the arrival of aid trucks on Sea Street, southwest of Gaza City.
In the Central Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired barrages of artillery shells at several areas, especially Deir Al-Balah city, the An-Nusseirat refugee camp, Al-Maghazi refugee camp, Al-Boreij refugee camp, and the Al-Mighraqa area, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians.
In related news, Israel ‘slammed’ South Africa for bringing Tel Aviv to the International Court for its crimes and ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and considered the movement as “the biggest hypogamy in history, based on lies.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry even accused South Africa of being the “legal branch in serving Hamas.”
The Israeli statements ignored its massacres and indiscriminate bombings against the entire population of the Gaza Strip, including the deliberate targeting of civilians, medical facilities, media centers and journalists, First Responders, Medics, and entire families seeking a safer place.
جميعهم من النساء والأطفال.. الصحفي صالح الجعفراوي يوثق تجربة مروعة لعائلات استهدفت بصاروخ لم ينفجر #الجزيرة_مباشر #غزة_لحظة_بلحظة #غزة pic.twitter.com/3hxWMOE5jF
— الجزيرة مباشر (@ajmubasher) January 11, 2024
On its part, the Hamas movement said all Palestinian national and Islamic factions agree that there will be no agreements or prisoner-swap deal with Israel unless it stops its offensive on the Gaza Strip.
Responding to some Israeli claims, Qatar said the subject of exiling Hamas leaders from Gaza in exchange for a ceasefire was never on the table “at any time, with any party.”
“Save The Children,” an international humanitarian organization, at least 10.000 Palestinian children were killed In Gaza and added that the children have nowhere safe to go while their families are being forced and displaced in smaller areas with no guarantee of safety or return.
“More than 10 children per day, on average, have lost one or both of their legs in Gaza since the conflict erupted three months ago, said Save the Children. Since October 7, more than 1,000 children have had one or both legs amputated, according to UNICEF. Many of these operations on children were done without anesthetic, with the healthcare system in Gaza crippled by the conflict, and major shortages of doctors and nurses, and medical supplies like anesthesia and antibiotics, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
| Gaza and West Bank Emergency | Save the Children International|
While the number of Palestinian deaths and injuries is higher than what is being announced, especially due to the constant Israeli bombing and shelling and the fact that thousands are still missing, largely buried under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings, the Health Ministry said Israeli have killed at least 23.357, including entire families, and injured more than 59.410; most of them are civilians, including women and children.
