The Gaza Strip has been plunged into a devastating humanitarian crisis, with the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression surging to an appalling 42,409, according to local health authorities. An additional 99,153 Palestinians have sustained injuries, many of them women and children.
Israeli occupation forces planted dozens of explosives in Jabalia camp last night, destroying homes over the heads of Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/uJpXKPSK6F
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Over the last 24 hours alone, Israeli occupation forces carried out six separate massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 65 people and wounding 140 more, medical reports confirm.
After more than 4 hours of searching, a young girl was recovered from her home as a dead body following an Israeli airstrike in Sheikh Radwan, northern Gaza, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/7kOrwZ1WFD
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 16, 2024
As emergency services remain unable to reach many of the casualties and recover bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered across the war-torn enclave. Israeli occupation forces are obstructing the movement of ambulances and civil defense crews, compounding the suffering.
Pro-Palestine organizations have recently filed complaints with the International Court of Justice against over 1,000 Israeli officers and soldiers, Haaretz reports. These individuals reportedly documented their atrocities in violation of international law during the war in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/kuKoFe8Hf7
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 16, 2024
“Generals’ Plan in Northern Gaza Doomed to Fail, Hamas Official Warns”
In a press conference on Tuesday, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan urged Muslims and Arabs worldwide, including governments, organizations, and movements, to “take immediate and urgent action by all means” to pressure and influence the Zionist occupation and halt its ongoing aggression against Gaza residents.
Hamdan condemned the “Generals’ Plan” – the latest Israeli military offensive in northern Gaza – which has killed and displaced civilians for 11 consecutive days. He described the assault as a “complete genocide,” with occupation forces bombarding residential homes, civilian infrastructure like streets, bakeries, hospitals, and water wells.
The Hamas leader emphasized the urgent need to address this “ongoing Israeli massacre against civilians” and called for active engagement “in mobilizing the community to confront Zionist aggression and US support for it.” He warned that the “Generals’ Plan” is “doomed to failure” in the face of united resistance.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
