On Thursday morning, the Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes and bombings targeting several parts of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 55 Palestinians, including children and women.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli missiles killed 55 Palestinians in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, and Bani Soheila near Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region.
One of the slain Palestinians is a former political prisoner who spent 23 years in Israeli prisons, the head of the Atlas Center for Studies, Abdul-Rahman Shehab, who was killed with his family when the army bombarded his home.
Amng the slain Palestinians is a Palestinian father, Awad Al-Sultan, and several members of his family, after the army fired a missile at their homes. Awad is a member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Also, fifteen Palestinians were killed and dozens injured when the army fired missiles at a home in Jabalia Al-Balad, in northern Gaza; several surrounding homes were damaged.
Furthermore, the Israeli Air Force fired missiles at Tower 7, consisting of eleven floors and 44 apartments, and leveled it, in addition to causing damage to surrounding residential towers.
At least ten Palestinians, including children and women, and many were injured when the army fired a missile at a home in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
On Wednesday night, Israeli war jets fired missiles at homes in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing seven Palestinians and wounding many others.
As the Israeli offensive entered its sixth day, Israeli missiles and shells destroyed at least 1,000 homes and buildings, displacing 338,000 Palestinians and causing damage to hospitals, clinics, and infrastructure.
The Health Ministry said the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli missiles in the ongoing onslaught is more than 1203, in addition to 5763 injured, and said that the majority of the slain and wounded Palestinians are women, children, and seniors.
At least half of the slain Palestinians are women and children, %60 of the wounded are also women and children, and Israeli missiles have annihilated 22 families, the Health Ministry confirmed.
