Escalating Crisis in Gaza: Continued Strikes Against Displaced and Starving Palestinians
The zionist military operations persist in Gaza, marking a continued escalation in the conflict with significant impact on the civilian population.
Israeli forces persist in their prolonged military campaign against the Gaza Strip, now in its 624th consecutive day, marked by heavy aerial and artillery strikes affecting displaced and impoverished populations. This conflict unfolds with the backdrop of U.S. political and military backing and notable international silence, reflecting a significant lapse in global diplomatic response.
Palestinian media outlets have reported that the occupation forces have carried out numerous airstrikes resulting in additional mass casualties. This escalation occurs amid the deteriorating conditions of over two million displaced individuals, who are grappling with severe hunger and a dire shortage of essential resources.
According to medical sources, several civilians have been killed since early this morning, including individuals awaiting what has been referred to as “American humanitarian aid.” Additionally, others sustained injuries from Israeli gunfire in the central Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military conducted a series of airstrikes on the Shuja’iyya and al-Tuffah neighborhoods, also striking the city of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Additionally, artillery shelling was directed at the Batn al-Sameen area in central Khan Yunis and near the Shawa gas station on the outskirts of the Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza.
Early Saturday morning, Israeli forces reportedly opened fire, resulting in injuries to two civilians near tents housing displaced individuals in the Asdaa region, northwest of Khan Yunis. Concurrently, heavy gunfire was reported in the al-Satar al-Gharbi area, accompanied by artillery shelling to the north of the city.
On Friday evening, Israeli forces demolished several residential homes in the eastern part of Jabalia, located in the northern region of the Gaza Strip. In a series of coordinated military actions, warplanes conducted airstrikes targeting the area of Khan Yunis in the south, while naval vessels engaged in firing upon fishing boats situated off the coastal city.
In Gaza, Israeli forces initiated intense gunfire in the eastern portion of the al-Tuffah neighborhood, accompanied by artillery shelling of al-Sikka Street in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood situated southeast of the city. Additionally, artillery strikes targeted areas northeast of the al-Nuseirat refugee camp within central Gaza Strip.
A tragic incident unfolded on Friday evening as seven civilians lost their lives in a shelling attack that struck a tent housing displaced individuals near the Darabiya roundabout in Gaza City’s al-Nasr neighborhood. Additionally, a child’s life was claimed and several others sustained injuries during shelling at the Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital located west of Khan Yunis.
Medical sources have confirmed that four individuals were killed following an attack on a group of citizens near the Al-Oyoun Junction, located to the west of Gaza City.
A young man named Mahmoud Jabr Al-Katnani was killed, and his brother sustained critical injuries after being targeted by a bomb from a Quadcopter drone in front of their residence on Yaffa Street, located in the northern area of Gaza.
