Gaza: 96 Palestinians martyred in the occupation massacres, including 72 in Beit Lahia

The number of victims of the Israeli occupation massacres in the Gaza Strip today rose to 96 martyrs, dozens of wounded and missing, including more than 72 who were martyred in the occupation massacres in Beit Lahia, north of the Strip.

The government media in the Gaza Strip said that the occupation army "committed 4 brutal massacres today" in Beit Lahia, which resulted in more than 72 martyrs. The occupation also committed two massacres in the Nuseirat and Bureij camps in the middle of the valley by bombing homes, which resulted in the martyrdom of 24 Palestinians.

Most of the martyrs in Beit Lahia were the result of the continued intensive Israeli bombing of buildings and residential areas in the town of Beit Lahia, Jabalia camp, Gaza City (north), Nuseirat and Bureij camps (center), and Rafah city (south), according to eyewitnesses.

The Palestinian Information Center said today that the occupation forces bombed inhabited homes in the Beit Lahia project with their warplanes. One of the raids resulted in 50 martyrs and the other 15 martyrs, according to a preliminary toll.

Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation bombed a 5-storey house in the Beit Lahia project, which led to the martyrdom of at least 50 Palestinians and the injury of others.

Witnesses added that the house was housing more than 70 displaced people and was completely destroyed on the heads of those inside.

In the same area, 15 Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted another house that was sheltering displaced people, according to eyewitnesses. Two Palestinians were also killed in an Israeli bombardment of another house in Beit Lahia.

Witnesses indicated that the operations to retrieve the victims in Beit Lahia are facing great difficulties, due to the continued Israeli bombardment of the area and the absence of any civil defense and ambulance services due to the siege imposed by the occupation army on the area.

Earlier, Palestinian media reported that since this morning, the Israeli occupation forces have continued to blow up homes in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, "using robots and explosive barrels, which leads to the obliteration of entire residential neighborhoods."

Meanwhile, a medical source reported the arrival of the bodies of 11 Palestinians and many wounded in the ongoing Israeli bombing throughout last night on Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses told the Anadolu Agency correspondent that the Israeli army bombed a house belonging to the "Aql" family in Block 9 in the Bureij camp, which resulted in the martyrdom of 10 Palestinians. The witnesses added that a Palestinian woman was martyred and others were injured in the bombing of a house belonging to the "Al-Maqadma" family in Block 7 in the camp.

They pointed out that several Palestinians were injured by a missile fired by an Israeli reconnaissance plane at the "Sukkar" building at the entrance to Al-Bureij, while warplanes launched 4 raids south of Block 12 without reporting any injuries.

The Israeli occupation forces continue to commit the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip for 407 days, by launching dozens of air strikes and artillery shelling, while committing massacres against civilians, amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation as a result of the siege.

The number of victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 43,799 martyrs and 103,601 wounded, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and rescue teams cannot reach them, amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation as a result of the siege.

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