At least 10 civilians were killed on the 349th day of Israeli aggression in Gaza, as overnight airstrikes targeted homes across the northern and southern parts of the Strip.
The ongoing aggression has resulted in thousands of casualties, both martyred and injured, and displaced nearly two million Palestinians within Gaza. Additionally, the blockade has led to widespread famine and a surge in infectious diseases.
Early Thursday morning, two civilians were martyred and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Shahine family’s home near the Al-Shurbaji Mosque in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza.
The General Directorate of Civil Defense announced the deaths of Sergeant Musaab Abdullah Al-Kurdi and his wife, who was seven months pregnant, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in the Al-Fakhoura area of Beit Lahia. This brings the total number of civil defense personnel killed in the current war to 84.
Musab Al Kurdi, a member of the Gaza civil defense team, and his wife Amira Shaheen were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting family homes in Jabalia. pic.twitter.com/ELww162zyi
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On Wednesday evening, eight Palestinians were martyred in two Israeli airstrikes on residential houses in the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza.
The Civil Defense reported that its teams in Rafah retrieved two bodies from a house belonging to the Al-Qadi family in the Al-Zuhour neighborhood. In a separate statement, it said that teams in Khan Younis recovered six bodies belonging to the Al-Huweij family, who were displaced and staying in the Al-Najjar family’s house.
With these 10 new martyrs, the total death toll since the onset of the Israeli assault on Gaza has surpassed 41,282.
As of Wednesday, the latest figures indicated 41,272 martyrs, and the number of injured has risen to 95,551. According to the Ministry of Health, 72% of the martyrs are women and children.
Source: News Agencies
