The Israeli occupation’s genocide has entered its 338th consecutive day, with ongoing massacres and attacks targeting civilians across the Gaza Strip.
According to Palestinian medical sources, 31 people were martyred on Saturday due to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, with 22 of the casualties occurring in the central and southern parts of the strip.
Ismail Thawabteh, Director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, stated that the Israeli occupation army has, within less than 24 hours, bombed two shelters for displaced people, resulting in numerous casualties and injuries.
In a press statement, Thawabteh condemned the ongoing genocide against innocent civilians in Gaza and called for an urgent increase in aid. He highlighted that the “limited aid” entering Gaza—through a minimal number of trucks—satisfies less than one percent of the needs of the population.
Five Members of the Morsi Family Martyred in Single Attack
Early on Sunday, five Palestinians were martyred and several others injured when Israeli occupation forces shelled the Morsi family’s house located in the Al-Alami area of Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip.
The targeted house belonged to Colonel Mohammad Abdul Hay Morsi, Deputy Director of Civil Defense in North Gaza. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of Colonel Morsi and members of his family: Um Mohammad Morsi, Mounir Mohammad Morsi, Housam Mohammad Morsi, and Bahaa Ahmed Morsi. Several others were also injured in the attack.
The injured child, Odeh Morsi, says farewell to several family members who were killed in an early morning Israeli airstrike on their home in Jabalia refugee camp. pic.twitter.com/5TGVWOjcuR
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 8, 2024
The Civil Defense in Gaza mourned the loss of Colonel Morsi, who had served in the Civil Defense since 1995. In a statement, the Civil Defense said, “Colonel Morsi dedicated his life to serving his people and his country, and he was martyred while performing his duties. We pray that God accepts him among the martyrs.”
Colonel Mohamed Morsi, Deputy Director of Civil Defense in North Gaza, and several family members were killed last night in an airstrike on their home in Jabalia refugee camp. pic.twitter.com/a9rkdb8X9s
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 8, 2024
IOF Strikes Nuseirat Refugee Camp
Israeli occupation warplanes launched a severe airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza early Sunday morning. Additionally, Israeli artillery targeted the area west of Nuseirat camp last night, resulting in several injuries among civilians.
On Saturday evening, IOF airstrikes destroyed the “Al-Danaf Chalet” near the Tamraz Station along Al-Daawa Street in Nuseirat. Furthermore, IOF aircraft targeted the Zeitoun neighborhood in southeastern Gaza City.
Palestinian Ahmad Younis holds his 3-year-old son, Yaman Younis, who was injured in the Israeli bombing of their home in the Nuseirat refugee camp. He sits next to his 10-year-old daughter, Salam, as several members of their family, including children, were killed in an Israeli… pic.twitter.com/6ABU6OuuLg
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) September 8, 2024
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: `Israel` Targeted 16 Shelters in Gaza in One Month
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has documented a serious escalation in the Israeli occupation’s systematic attacks on schools used as shelters for displaced civilians in Gaza, resulting in numerous casualties. This pattern is part of a broader ongoing genocide campaign that began on October 7.
In a statement released on September 8, 2024, the monitor reported that Israeli airstrikes on September 7 hit the “Halimah Al-Saadiyah” school in Jabalia, killing four and injuring others. Additionally, before noon on the same day, IOF aircraft targeted the “Amr Ibn Al-As” school in northern Gaza City, killing four Palestinians, including a child, and injuring several others.
Since the beginning of August, Israeli occupation forces have struck 16 shelters in Gaza, including 15 in northern Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 217 Palestinians and injuring hundreds more, many of whom were women and children.
The monitor also noted an increase in attacks on residential areas, commercial stalls, and shelters in Gaza and northern Gaza during the past week.
In addition, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor condemned these actions as blatant violations of the principles of distinction, military necessity, proportionality, and precaution. It criticized the Zionist entity for justifying these attacks with unverified claims of targeting military objectives.
The monitor emphasized that these attacks are part of a deliberate campaign of genocide aimed at displacing as many Palestinians as possible through violence and forced displacement. Preliminary investigations by the monitor’s field team suggest that the destruction of shelters, including schools and public facilities, is intended to create conditions that force civilians to flee from their homes to the center and south of the Gaza Strip.
Euro-Med Calls on ICC
Lastly, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expedite arrest warrants for Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The monitor called for an expansion of the investigation into individual criminal responsibility for crimes committed in Gaza to include all responsible officials. It also demanded their arrest, accountability, and the recognition of the Israeli occupation’s actions as genocide without equivocation.
Source: Al-Manar Website
