The Zionist occupation forces, backed by the United States and European countries, continue their genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, marking the 330th consecutive day of this brutal onslaught.
Israeli bombardments on Saturday targeted several areas in Gaza, causing numerous civilian deaths and injuries. Local sources reported that 34 people were martyred.
According to Palestinian sources, Palestinian Red Crescent medics transported three martyrs and several injured individuals to Al-Maamadani Hospital after an Israeli airstrike targeted a home in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
In today’s Israeli bombardment across Gaza, two Palestinian families were completely obliterated this morning while they were asleep. pic.twitter.com/7tawOn7vIB
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 31, 2024
Additionally, medics retrieved three more martyrs following an Israeli missile strike on the Hajjaj family’s house in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. These martyrs were also transported to Al-Maamadani Hospital.
Civil Defense: Our teams have recovered 3 bodies from the bombing of the Hajjaj family home in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/ZwcRq94ULH
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 31, 2024
One civilian was martyred and others were injured when Israeli forces targeted an apartment belonging to the Al-Nasr family in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, nine civilians were martyred when occupation forces struck the Aliyan Abu Yusuf building west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip with two artillery shells. The victims were then transferred to Al-Awda Hospital in the camp.
In Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, four civilians were martyred and several others injured after Israeli occupation forces targeted the top floor of a building belonging to the Hamad family. The injured were transported to Al-Awda Hospital in the camp. Additionally, four civilians were martyred when Zionist forces targeted a house belonging to the Zaqout family in the Hassaina area west of the camp.
Local sources reported that 19 martyrs were claimed by the bombardments that struck various areas of Nuseirat camp since early this morning.
Five civilians from the Abu Bakr family were martyred, and 15 others were injured when the occupation targeted the Jabour family’s house in the “Jurat Al-Lut” area of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
Furthermore, four civilians were martyred and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Assar family’s house in southern Khan Yunis. Among the martyrs were Dr. Abdul Raouf Ammar Al-Assar, his brother Qusay, and their sisters Maysun and Yasmin.
Israeli warplanes also targeted the Abu Sariya building at the Abu Habib intersection in the Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. Simultaneously, the occupation army demolished buildings with heavy artillery fire in the southern area of the Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
Since October 7, 2023, the occupation forces have continued their ground, naval, and aerial aggression on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of 40,602 citizens and the injury of 93,855 others, according to preliminary counts, as thousands of martyrs remain trapped under rubble or stranded in streets inaccessible to rescue teams.
Source: News Agencies
