Updated: Israeli forces have killed and injured dozens of Palestinians in Gaza since the early hours of this morning, including a mother and her six-month-old baby in northern Jabalia.
A child and his father were killed and several others injured after an Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in Block 4 in Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, central Gaza. Rescue teams continue searching for missing individuals feared to be trapped under the rubble.
According to Quds News, on Wednesday morning before dawn, one Palestinian was killed and several others were injured following an airstrike by an Israeli drone near Diwan Al-Najjar in central Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
In addition, one Palestinian was injured after an israeli army sharpshooter shot him in the Zeitoun neighborhood, in the southern area of Gaza city.
Al-Jazeera English has reported that the army bombarded densely populated areas in central and northern Gaza, adding that an Israeli military planes hit a house packed with civilians, killing at least eight of them.
“The victims include a mother and her children. The youngest was only six months old, meaning that he was born and killed during the ongoing genocide. Footage of the aftermath, from the Indonesian Hospital, has been horrific. It shows the infant torn to pieces, and the bodies of other victims being shrouded with blankets,” Al-Jazeera said.
In addition, several Palestinians were killed and injured when the army fired a missile at an apartment for Husein family in the Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
The UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) says more than 142,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced since Israel resumed its war on Gaza on March 18.
“Fleeing with only a few personal belongings, many people are now staying on the streets, in desperate need for food, drinking water, and shelter essentials,” the agency said.
The displacement is being driven mainly by Israel’s displacement orders and its destruction of homes and public infrastructure, OCHA said. Since Israel resumed the war, its military has issued six notices, placing about 15 percent of the Gaza Strip under evacuation.
The agency said about 250,000 people were in the areas slated for evacuation in Rafah, Khan Younis and north Gaza, including more than 50,000 people at 240 sites for internally displaced people.
Four detainees released by the occupation forces arrived at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on a Red Crescent ambulance.
The detainees are:
- Wael Fathi Ali Abu Ghali, 40 years old, arrested from Halawat Rafah four days ago.
- Mumtaz Muhammad Shams Salman, 48 years old, resident of Beit Lahia, arrested from al-Ram in the West Bank three days ago.
- Ahmed Sobhi Ali Abu Nadi, 31 years old, resident of al-Maghazi, also arrested from al-Ram three days ago.
- Iyad Muhammad Abd Bakhit, 37 years old, resident of Sheikh Radwan, arrested from al-Ram three days ago.
Eight Palestinians were killed and many were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house belonging to the Najjar family on Old Gaza Street in Jabalia Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip:
According to an analysis in the Israeli paper Ha’aretz, “It appears that Trump is poised to back Netanyahu if he decides to launch a large-scale ground operation, following Israel’s massive airstrikes earlier this week, which led to the collapse of the cease-fire.”
The Israeli occupation army continues to prevent the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip for the 24th day. Also today, clashes erupted around the Knesset between Israeli police and protesters against Netanyahu’s policies.
Since Israel resumed the Gaza genocide on March 18, the Israeli army has killed more than 750 Palestinians, and injured at least 1400m the majority of whom are children and women.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 50,144 Palestinians are confirmed dead and 113,704 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza that began October 7, 2023. Gaza’s Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of Palestinians missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
