Zionist Regime’s Operations Escalate, Resulting in Increased Palestinian Casualties in Gaza Strip

Recent assaults on Thursday were directed at tents accommodating displaced individuals in the city of Khan Yunis. In addition, Israeli artillery fire hit Beit Lahiya in the northern region and Rafah in the southern part of Gaza.

At least five Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip since early Thursday morning.

The recent escalation in Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip has resulted in 45 Palestinian fatalities since Wednesday. This includes 35 individuals who lost their lives in a bombing incident targeting a residence on Baghdad Street in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, located east of Gaza City.

The strikes resulted in injuries to over one hundred individuals, while approximately 80 people remain unaccounted for beneath the debris.

In Gaza, healthcare infrastructure faces severe challenges, as reported by the region’s health ministry. It has been highlighted that nearly 60,000 children are in jeopardy of experiencing critical health issues stemming from malnutrition.

Medical facilities in Gaza are encountering “dangerous and unprecedented” scarcities of vital medications, raising significant concerns about healthcare delivery in the region.

The Gaza Health Ministry has reported a severe shortage, indicating that 37% of crucial medications and 59% of medical supplies have been entirely depleted. Furthermore, 54% of drugs needed for cancer and blood diseases are also out of stock.

Emergency, surgical, and intensive care departments are currently functioning under dire conditions, facing a significant shortage of essential life-saving treatments.

Approximately 80,000 individuals with diabetes and 110,000 suffering from high blood pressure have stopped receiving medical care.

The Ministry has reported that Israel’s blockade, which has severed Gaza from food, fuel, medicine, and other essential supplies, is exacerbating the crisis and posing “catastrophic” challenges in providing care for patients and the injured.

Israel’s Minister of Military Affairs, Israel Katz, has declared that the Israeli military is actively deconstructing the Gaza Strip as part of an initiative to forcibly relocate its residents.

During a visit to Israeli forces in the area known as the Morag Corridor, situated between Rafah and Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, it was stated that the military actions are effectively “dismembering the Gaza Strip.”

Katz observed that significant regions are being incorporated into Israel’s security zones, resulting in a reduction of Gaza’s territory and further isolating the area.

A new corridor, Morag, is set for development, akin to the Netzarim corridor, aimed at separating northern Gaza from its central and southern regions. This initiative is expected to disrupt connections between Khan Yunis and Rafah, complicating operations for Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to escalate military operations as part of a wider strategy aligned with Trump’s proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza.

Simultaneously, Katz stated, “We are advancing the voluntary migration initiative for Gaza residents, in alignment with the vision set forth by Trump, and we are actively working on its implementation.”

On March 18, Israel reinitiated its military operations in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire, deploying troops to the besieged Palestinian enclave. According to the Gaza health ministry, Israeli military actions over the subsequent three weeks have resulted in approximately 1,500 Palestinian fatalities.

Since late March, Israeli authorities have instructed residents of the Gaza Strip to vacate areas along its periphery, citing the creation of a security zone. However, residents harbor concerns that the true intent might be to permanently depopulate significant portions of the territory.