On the 60th day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, dozens of Palestinians were killed and wounded in raids targeting Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip and Khan Yunis in the south.
Scenes of the violent Israeli bombing of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, last night. pic.twitter.com/paoTZeMMBO
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) December 5, 2023
The Israeli airstrikes specifically targeted homes in Jabalia and various areas in Khan Yunis, exacerbating the already dire situation in the besieged Strip. Israeli occupation forces even reached the outskirts of the Bani Suhaila area in Khan Yunis, resulting in the transportation of numerous casualties.
Intensive bombardment on Khan Younis, south of Gaza Strip, amid internet and telecommunications blackout. #Gaza_Genocide pic.twitter.com/5eFlE4nYcG
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) December 4, 2023
Reports coming from the northern Gaza Strip described scenes of chaos and destruction. Israeli warplanes launched violent night raids, some of which hit near Kamal Adwan Hospital where displaced individuals had sought refuge.
BREAKING | Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza: “The Israeli occupation is besieging the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza with tanks, and snipers are shooting at anyone moving.”#GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/lAviEFhyEb
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 5, 2023
Meanwhile, Gaza City experienced gunfire and clashes, coinciding with the intense aerial attacks and artillery shelling in the Sheikh Radwan and Al-Nasr neighborhoods.
The dire situation right now at a hospital in Khan Yunis amid a nonstop wave of indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes across the city. pic.twitter.com/q5rCcUshbR
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 5, 2023
Resistance Repels IOF in Gaza
Palestinian resistance continues to defy Israeli forces. In one successful operation, the Al-Qassam Brigades targeted five Israeli vehicles with “Al-Yassin 105” shells east of Khan Yunis.
Additionally, the Al-Quds Brigades announced that they had targeted a Zionist military vehicle with a missile near Al-Awda Bakery in the Al-Taqaddum axis. The enemy media even admitted to the death of an officer and two soldiers from the Israeli army during clashes in the Gaza Strip.
🚨 AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We targeted a Zionist vehicle east of Khan Yunis.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted Zionist military vehicles east of Khan Yunis.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) December 5, 2023
The military spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, proudly announced that in the last 24 hours, their forces destroyed 28 military vehicles across all fighting axes in Gaza. They also engaged Israeli forces in close-quarters combat, resulting in casualties. Furthermore, they used heavy-caliber mortar shells and intense missile barrages to target various locations in Israel.
The Al-Quds Brigades separately reported fierce clashes with occupation forces in multiple axes of the Gaza Strip. They successfully destroyed numerous vehicles, bombarded enemy positions with mortar shells, and launched missile barrages on occupied cities.
‘Israel’ has been relentlessly waging this aggression on the Gaza Strip. The current death toll stands at 15,899 Palestinians, with over 42,000 wounded. The Israeli offensive has also caused massive infrastructure destruction, leading to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to official Palestinian and UN sources.
Israeli occupation warplanes have destroyed a water tank in the “Al-Tanour” area, east of Rafah in the southern #Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/bpXj0M6N09
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) December 5, 2023
Source: Palestinian media and Al-Manar English Website