Updated: Israel Intensifies Its Bombing Of Gaza

Latest Updates: The Palestinian Health Ministry said the number of slain Palestinians (deaths that have been confirmed) is not more than 8000, including 3195 children and 1863 women, and added that more than 20.000 Palestinians, mostly children and women, have been injured, hundreds seriously, as the Israeli onslaught on Gaza enters its 23rd day.

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Update: Dozens of Palestinians were killed and many more injured when the army fired missiles at home in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza; some were located under rubble while rescue teams continue to search despite ongoing bombing.

Nine Palestinians, including three children, were killed when the Israeli army fired missiles at homes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

An Israeli war jet fired a missile at a six-story home in Tal Al-Hawa, west of Gaza city, killing and wounding many Palestinians.

In the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza, at least thirty Palestinians were killed, and dozens injured after the army fired missiles at more than five homes.

Several Palestinians were killed and many injured in another bombing targeting two homes in the Sheja’eyya neighborhood, east of Gaza city, many Palestinians are still under the rubble.

In Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, Israeli missiles and shells have killed 45 Palestinians, and injured dozens.

Photojournalist Fadi Al-Wahidi was injured in his hand, as a result of the occupation bombing surrounding the Indonesian Hospital.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Gaza said it sent ambulances to various parts of the Gaza Strip, in areas where they could reach despite destroyed streets, especially since all sorts of communications, and internet, have stopped functioning, an issue that poses serious risks to the lives of medics and rescue teams who continue to perform their duties despite the current condition.

The Israeli army bombed health facilities 69 times, destroying and shutting down 12 them, namely the International Eye Hospital, Dar Al Salam Hospital, Al-Yaman Al-Saeed Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital, Beit Hanoun Hospital, Al-Dorra Pediatric Hospital, Hamad Rehabilitation Hospital, Al-Karama Hospital, and Al-Wafa Rehabilitation Hospital. Specialized medicine and surgery.

46 out of 72 health care centers stopped working as a result of the bombing and the depletion of fuel. The Israeli army also demanded the evacuation of 24 hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip (the total capacity of these hospitals is 2,000 beds).

The Health Ministry said 34% of Gaza’s have shut down, and 65% of primary health care centers are closed, while more than 37,000 people among the displaced suffer from non-communicable diseases, in addition to 4,600 pregnant women, and 380 postpartum cases requiring medical care among the displaced, and 15 % of the displaced suffer from various disabilities, and most shelter centers are not equipped and lack mattresses and suitable beds.

In its report, the Health Ministry estimated the number of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is about one million four hundred thousand, including 629,000 people living in 150 emergency shelters designated for UNRWA.

Also, overcrowding is a growing source of concern, and the average number of internally displaced persons per shelter reached 2.7 times its capacity, with the most crowded shelter reaching 2.7 times its capacity.

The report indicated that 45% of the housing units in the Gaza Strip were destroyed as a result of the bombardment and shelling by the Israeli army, the navy and Air Force since the beginning of the onslaught on October 7.

The number of completely destroyed and uninhabitable housing units reached 27,781 units, 150,000 units were partially destroyed, 12 health facilities were destroyed or out of service after their destruction, and 46 health care centers, in addition to 219 educational institutions, including 29 UNRWA schools.

Last Tuesday, Minister of Health Mai Al-Kaila announced the complete collapse of the health sector in the southern governorates, which means that all hospitals are no longer able to provide any medical services to the sick and wounded.

The Ministry of Health recorded cases of smallpox, scabies, and diarrhea, as a result of a poor sanitary environment and the use of water from unsafe sources.

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Oct 29, 2023 at 05:39: The Health Ministry added that the army also used White Phosphorous bombs in the northwestern areas of the Gaza Strip, accompanied by dozens of artillery shells, and missiles fired from Navy ships.

Some of the most targeted areas are the At-Twam area, northwest of Gaza City, the Be’er Na’ja area, As-Saftawi neighborhood and Abu Sharekh Junction in Jabalia, in northern Gaza.

Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, said it is in dire need for Anesthesia meds, defoliators and other essential machines, and added that it also lacks water fit for drinking.

On Saturday might, the Israeli army intensified is bombing of various civilian areas across the Gaza Strip, leading to hundreds of casualties.

An Israeli war jet fired missiles into several areas in the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital, the Beit Lahia project, the east of the Sheja’eyya neighborhood, the Sheikh Zayed area, the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, and other areas in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Gaza Strip has turned into pieces of flame since last night as a result of the violent bombardment, with the communications and Internet networks completely cut off, causing complete paralysis in the capabilities of the health system and the movement of ambulances and medical teams.

Due to the accumulation of rubble everywhere, rescue and ambulance teams are unable to reach hundreds of people missing under the rubble, and the communications outage has increased challenges.

The Israeli Airforce fired missiles into several areas near the Indonesian Hospital, Beit Lahia, Jabalia, and east of the Sheja’eyya neighborhood in Gaza, Sheikh Zayed area, the Tuffah neighborhood, and many other areas.

The extensive bombing by Israeli war jets, artillery and tanks have targeted every part of the coastal region.

Palestinian ambulances, medics and rescue teams have been unable to reach bombarded areas to look for survivors or search under the rubble of bombarded homes, amidst total destruction of infrastructure.

The bombing also specifically targeted the vicinity of Al-Shifa and Indonesian hospitals, where the Israeli war jets conducted at least ten bombing attacks times the vicinity of these two hospitals.

The Israeli Air Force also targeted the homes of many Palestinians in the Shati’ refugee camp, the Nusseirat, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun, and other area in the northeastern regions of the Gaza Strip, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries among the civilians.

The continued bombing was carried out after Israel cut off all communications and the Internet from the Gaza Strip, while Gaza lives in continuous darkness since the start of this aggression on the seventh of this month.

Civil defense and ambulance crews remain unable to reach the bombing sites to extract the injured or retrieve the martyrs, while citizens are trying to transport the martyrs and injured on vehicles and in private vehicles.

Also, at least 25 Palestinians were killed, and dozens were injured, in intense Israeli bombing in the central Gaza Strip; most were moved to the Al-Aqsa Hospital, and many others remain under the rubble.

The number of Palestinians who remain under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings since the offensive began is now about 1800, including 1000 children.

The same sources added that a number of injured people arrived at the Indonesian hospital, following the bombing of an inhabited house in Jabalia camp.

Furthermore, Civil Defense crews located the corpses of 42 Palestinians in the Al-Shati area, west of Gaza City, which was subjected to heavy bombardment for many hours.

According to the Civil Defense, “Hundreds of buildings and homes were completely destroyed, and thousands of units were damaged,” and the intense bombing bombings have leveled entire areas.

The Israeli artillery also continues to bomb several areas in the eastern Gaza Strip, and warplanes also targeted Salahuddin Street in Deir al-Balah in the central Strip.

As the offensive on the civilians of Gaza has entered its 22nd day, amid a complete outage of the communication networks and the Internet, coinciding with the intensification of the Israeli raids and their increase in intensity and strength, since Friday, as citizens are forced to walk long distances under bombardment, to report an emergency case.

The Israeli military spokesman announced “the expansion of the ground invasion” in conjunction with intense air strikes targeting all areas.

The occupation air strikes focused on Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, coinciding with the occupation artillery firing shells at the same areas.

Many areas northwest of Gaza City were subjected to intense bombings, coinciding with missiles and shells fired from Israeli Navy ships.

The death toll exceeded 7,300 martyrs, 70% of whom were children, women, and the elderly, while the number of injured reached more than 18,567.

Human Rights Watch warned that cutting off communications and the Internet in the Gaza Strip may constitute a “cover for mass atrocities and contribute to impunity for human rights violations.”

The Gaza Strip has been subjected to a stifling siege since 2007, but the Israeli occupation government has tightened the siege on the Strip since the start of the aggression 22 days ago, to include cutting off electricity and water, and preventing the entry of basic materials and fuel.

The occupation warplanes have continued to launch raids on the Gaza Strip since October 7, resulting in the death of 7,650 citizens, including 3,195 children and 1,863 women, in addition to wounding about 20,000, according to an infinite statistic.

First Published on: Oct 29, 2023 at 05:21