In a devastating attack, 10 Palestinians, including children and women, were martyred and dozens more injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted a residential apartment near the Jabalia parking lot in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of central Gaza City late last night.
The Israeli military also carried out an operation in the northwestern areas of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip this morning, with reports of intense gunfire from Israeli tanks that penetrated the Al-Mawasi area housing displaced people west of Rafah. This came after Israeli artillery shelling targeted the area, which continues to witness ongoing bulldozing and demolition of homes.
Israeli occupation forces blow up residential buildings in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah, southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/m8kHZupezR
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 17, 2024
Casualties were also reported as a result of the continued intensive artillery shelling north of Al-Nuseirat camp and east of Khuza’a town in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The occupation forces’ vehicles also opened heavy fire in the Tal Al-Hawa area, while Israeli warships targeted the areas surrounding Al-Alam roundabout, Ezbet Al-Nada, and Al-Firdaws west of Rafah.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces targeted Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, firing more than 10 bombs from drones and deploying 3 explosive robots in the vicinity. The hospital is suffering from a complete power outage and depletion of medicines and medical supplies due to the repeated shelling and the ongoing siege.
The latest attacks come as the Israeli occupation continues its brutal assault on the Gaza Strip, which has now lasted for 438 days. The Ministry of Health in Gaza has reported that the death toll has risen to 45,028, with 106,962 Palestinians injured since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023.
Israeli occupation forces have once again opened fire at the intensive care unit of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, causing significant damage to the facility. pic.twitter.com/KtKsenFYfy
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 17, 2024
Rescue efforts remain hampered by the accumulation of rubble and continued Israeli targeting, leaving a number of victims still trapped and unaccounted for.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and Agencies
