Israel kills 32 civilians in strikes across Gaza

Admin I Friday, December 06, 2024

 

GAZA, Palestine – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF continued its assault on the Gaza Strip today, killing 32 Palestinians, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has said.

According to the ministry, 95 other civilians were injured in the strikes as the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip enters  its 427^th day in the past 24 hours.

The ministry reported that a number of victims still remains under the rubble along the road with the ambulance service and civil defence teams unable to reach them.

The current assault according to the ministry increased the death toll to 44, 612 Palestinians while  105,834 others sustained  injuries since the 7th of October 2023.

Meanwhile, the IDF said it has uncovered a booby-trapped tunnel shaft designed to target IDF troops during brigade-wide operations.

“The tunnel shaft and associated combat infrastructure was dismantled. During searches, the forces uncovered significant enemy weapons and equipment, including mortar launchers, explosives, terrorist hideouts, weapons depots, and more.

“A terrorist cell that launched mortars at the forces was targeted in precise strikes led by the brigade’s Fire Coordination Center. This is part of Nahal Brigade operations which has been engaged in recent months in the Rafah area”, the IDF said.

Meanwhile,  the Palestinian resistant group have condemned the repeated bombing, massacres, and storming of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, where over 30 martyrs ascended.

In a statement,  Hamas said it considered the actions, including storming, bombing, and abducting staff and patients, as “part of a zionist policy aimed at destroying all aspects of life in Gaza, particularly targeting hospitals” and “part of a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement, supported by unlimited U.S. backing and in disregard of international legal decisions.”

The noted that the zionist crimes were confirmed by statements from “israeli” officials that admitted to ethnic cleansing, It called on the World Health Organisation, WHO to investigate the attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital and the health system.

The group noted that the bombing  is an extension of its policy to destroy hospitals and abuse patients and medical staff, with U.S. support and international organizations’ silence.

They considered that the bombing affirms “israel’s” insistence on genocide and called on international human rights organizations to take effective actions to stop these crimes and hold zionist leaders accountable.