The Zionist occupation forces on Thursday presses on with its genocide in Gaza for the 83rd consecutive day, with strikes pounding different areas across the besieged enclave and occupation soldiers attempting to advance amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation.
In northern Gaza, Al-Manar correspondent reported at least 30 people martyred as Israeli warplanes struck a residential area in Beit Lahia.
The amount of destruction in Beit Lahia, as a result of the heavy Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza, throughout the days of the aggression. pic.twitter.com/dJWFv5mJgW
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 28, 2023
Meanwhile in central Gaza Strip, Israeli strikes and shelling targeted residential areas in Al-Maghazi and Al- Nusseirat refugee camps, killing dozens of civilians, mostly shildren and women.
Elsewhere in southern Gaza, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced that at least 10 people have been martyred and 12 injured in an attack near El Amal City Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis.
For its part, Health Ministry in Gaza put the death toll of the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 at 21,110, noting that the number of injured people reached 55,243.
On the other hand, Government Media Office in Gaza said two more journalists were martyred during Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, putting the death toll of the Palestinian journalists at 105.
“Catastrophic Hunger”
Tackling the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the UNRWA reiterated its call for a humanitarian ceasefire.
“Gaza is grappling with catastrophic hunger. Every day is a struggle for survival, finding food and finding water,” Thomas White, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza was quoted as saying on X.
“Every day is a struggle for survival, finding food and finding water” @TomWhiteGaza
📍#Gaza is grappling with catastrophic hunger. 40% of the population are now at risk of famine.
The reality is, we need more aid. The only remaining hope is a humanitarian #ceasefire https://t.co/8a5a4AjBt3
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) December 28, 2023
“40 percent of the population are now at risk of famine,” the UNRWA added.
Incursions
For its part, the Palestinian Information Center reported that the Israeli occupation forces “are carrying out horrific crimes in areas that they are attempting to advance in, including field executions, raids, looting and destroying homes and facilities, as well as laying siege to home where Palestinian citizens are being trapped in.”
The center reported high number of injured people and martyrs in both streets and houses, noting that the ambulances can’t reach these areas.
The occupation forces also carry out random arrests against citizens, including widespread harassment, according to the Palestinian Information Center.
#شاهد | هذا ما يفعله الاحتلال ببيوت المواطنين قبل انسحابه من مناطق مدينة غزة pic.twitter.com/e4swIIdvOp
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) December 28, 2023
Palestinian Resistance
The Palestinian resistance continued on Thursday confronting the Zionist occupation forces invading Gaza, inflicting heavy losses upon them.
Al-Qassam Brigades also announced downing a Zionist drone (SkyLark-2) while it was carrying out an espionage mission over northern Gaza.
Al-Qassam military media also released a video which displays a song which addresses the Israelis in Hebrew with English and Arabic subtitles. The main idea of the song is the long agonies of the israelis with Netanyahu and his war decisions.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and Palestinian media
