Palestine

Israel seeks to eliminate all traces of life in Gaza: Academic

375174_Israeli-war-on-GazaPresident of the Islamic University of Gaza says Israeli ground and aerial forces intend to eliminate all traces of life across the besieged Palestinian Strip, Press TV reports.

Dr. Kamalain Shaath said in an interview with Press TV on Wednesday that “Israelis want to suppress all elements of life” across the besieged Palestinian coastal enclave.

Saath went on to say that Israeli forces repeatedly attacked kindergartens, schools, mosques, universities and UN-run institutions during their latest round of aggression on Gaza.

The remarks come as a substantial part of the Islamic University in Gaza City was damaged by an Israeli airstrike on August 2.

Several TV channels showed that glass from broken windows and notebooks belonging to some students who attended the university were scattered around the premises.

In a separate development on Wednesday, an unexploded missile went off in Beit Lahia, killing five people, including a foreign journalist, and injuring several others.

The missile exploded when disposal experts were trying to defuse it. Those injured in the blast are said to be in critical condition. Meanwhile, a Palestinian woman has died of her injuries at a hospital in Jordan.

The latest incidents raise the number of Palestinian deaths from the Israeli onslaught on the besieged Strip to at least 1955.

Over 10,000 others have been injured in the Israeli attacks that began on July eight. The Palestinian death toll includes nearly 500 children.

The Israeli onslaught has also left hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced.

This is while Egyptian mediators are pushing for an extension of the current ceasefire which will expire at 21.00 GMT on Wednesday. Diplomatic sources say no progress has been made so far.

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