Death toll in Gaza nears 30K since October 7

In the past 24 hours, the resumption of strikes has left thousands dead

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GAZA — On Saturday and early Sunday morning, Israeli airstrikes resumed, extending their reach to encompass areas in the north, central, and south of the Gaza Strip. The onslaught of strikes resulted in numerous fatalities, injuries, and missing individuals. The Gaza Strip's media office announced that the toll of fatalities and missing persons is approaching 30,000.اضافة اعلان

The number of fatalities increased due to the targeting of a house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, reaching 17, including 12 children.

Immediate images following the Israeli airstrikes depicted the operations of civil defense and rescue teams as they worked to extract victims and provide first aid to the wounded, Al-Ghad reported. The scenes also revealed the extensive damage inflicted upon the city of Hamad, west of Khan Yunis. Al-Jazeera reported the demise of four individuals in an Israeli strike targeting a building housing displaced persons in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Approximately 20 Palestinians lost their lives in an Israeli bombardment of the Nasr family's house in the Manara neighborhood, southeast of Khan Yunis. The bodies of the fatalities were transported to the European Hospital in Gaza.

Despite the severity of the Israeli airstrikes and the ongoing artillery shelling in the area, families are determined to bury the deceased in a cemetery near the hospital.

In the central and northern areas:
In central Gaza, an Al-Jazeera correspondent reported the killing of a Palestinian woman and the injury of others in an Israeli strike targeting the house of a Palestinian citizen in the Zawaida area. Rescue teams retrieved the body of an individual killed and several wounded, while others remain trapped under the rubble. Rescue and civil defense teams face significant challenges in rescuing and retrieving victims due to the severe shortage of resources and necessary equipment.

There were also fatalities and injuries resulting from an Israeli raid on a house in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli airstrikes extended to target the Nuseirat camp, Maghazi, Al-Bureij, and the town of Zawaida in the central area, causing casualties among the Palestinians.

Israeli airstrikes also resumed in the northern area, targeting neighborhoods in Gaza City, homes in the Beit Lahia project, and the Jabalia camp, resulting in fatalities. Simultaneously, resistance factions engaged in clashes in the Twam area north of Gaza City and west of Jabalia camp.

New statistics:
The Gaza Strip's government media office announced that the number of fatalities and missing persons has risen to 29,722, including 10,000 children. Since October 7, Israel has committed 1,903 massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the number of injuries due to the has risen to 58,166.

The office added that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) destroyed 69,000 residential units and partially damaged 290,000 residential units since the start of its aggression on Gaza. Israeli shelling also rendered 30 hospitals and 53 health centers in the sector completely out of service.


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