On the 163rd day of the ongoing aggression, a new Israeli massacre has rocked the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Local reports confirm that a number of individuals were martyred and many more were left injured as a result of an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in the Bishara neighborhood at dawn on Sunday.
Children have been wounded in Israeli raids on Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/UldnDqUnCx
— AlQastal News (@QastalNewsEn) March 17, 2024
The violence continued as Israel focused its bombing on Gaza City, targeting the Nabil Building on Al-Jalaa Street and launching raids on Al-Shati camp. Additional attacks included a raid on the vicinity of Al-Ghafri Junction and gunfire near Kuwait Roundabout and Al-Quds Open University.
Children bid farewell to their father, who was killed in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/geah1Qf0Pr
— AlQastal News (@QastalNewsEn) March 17, 2024
Moving to the south of Gaza Strip, specifically east of Khan Yunis, Israeli occupation forces carried out a raid in the vicinity of Al-Alam Roundabout and destroyed a residential square in the Al-Qarara area. The relentless bombing campaign has left devastation in its wake as the war of starvation against the people of Gaza continues.
In Gaza, there is no longer any available space for burying the murdered people. Any empty place found is made into a gravesite. pic.twitter.com/hKUtoQVdeO
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) March 17, 2024
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), acute malnutrition in children has doubled in the northern Gaza Strip in just one month due to the ongoing aggression. Media advisor Adnan Abu Hasna of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned of a potential food shortage catastrophe spreading throughout the region.
The children were killed, but their toys remained atop the rubble of their home, which was bombed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/oHbYYjrKYS
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 17, 2024
As the death toll rises, the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reveal that over 31,553 individuals have been martyred and 73,546 people have been injured since the war on Gaza began on October 7.
Don’t Look Away: Heavy bombardment across Rafah Tonight pic.twitter.com/xq3JdzmJDO
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) March 17, 2024
The international community calls for an end to the violence and a swift resolution to the crisis in Gaza.
Source: Israeli and Palestinian media
