DaysofPal- Israeli warplanes killed at least 19 Palestinian civilians in a series of devastating airstrikes that were launched across the Gaza Strip early on Monday morning. The bombardment, which targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure, left many more wounded and contributed to the growing humanitarian disaster in the region.
According to the Palestinian Civil Defense, emergency crews recovered 15 bodies. They rescued 10 injured individuals after Israeli airstrikes struck three residential apartments in the Ramouz residential building, located in the Al-Karama neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.
Along with these deaths, Israeli warplanes also killed four residents and injured five others when they targeted the Al-Attar family’s home in the Al-Sultan neighborhood.
Further north, an Israeli drone strike killed one person and injured several others when it targeted a group of civilians near Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.
The assault continued as Israeli forces demolished residential buildings in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and also targeted civilian homes east of Gaza City. These bombings add to the mounting destruction caused by ongoing airstrikes across the region.
In Khan Younis, in the southern part of Gaza, the situation grew even more dire over the past 24 hours, with airstrikes killing at least 23 civilians; half of them occurred in an attack on tents housing displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area, southwest of Khan Younis.
At the same time, Israeli artillery shelled various areas, including the northern parts of Al-Bureij and Al-Nuseirat refugee camps, as well as the eastern side of Al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza.
In Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, an Israeli strike on a civilian home killed Fatima Abu Howeishil, a local woman, and injured eight others. The attack on civilian homes has exacerbated the already dire living conditions for the nearly two million Palestinians trapped in the enclave.
The bombardment comes at a time when hospitals in Gaza are on the brink of collapse. With fuel for their generators expected to run out in just three days, medical facilities have issued urgent appeals for international aid to avert a complete healthcare crisis. Many hospitals are already overwhelmed by the sheer number of casualties and the lack of necessary medical supplies.
The humanitarian situation has significantly deteriorated in the interim. In Gaza City, medical sources reported the heartbreaking death of four-month-old Jinan al-Skafy, who succumbed to malnutrition in a local hospital.
Jinan’s mother, Aya, had struggled to keep her daughter alive but was unable to produce sufficient breast milk due to her malnutrition, and the family had no access to baby formula or other essential nutrients. Jinan’s death highlights the severe impact of the blockade on Gaza’s vulnerable population, particularly the young and elderly.
Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip crossings to food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation of Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.
The 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza are completely dependent on this aid after 19 months of genocide that has reduced them to poverty, according to World Bank data.
This humanitarian crisis comes amid the displacement of more than 90% of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip from their homes, some of whom have been through this experience more than once, living in overcrowded shelters or the open without shelter, which has increased the spread of disease and epidemics.
Since October 7, 2023, with unconditional US support, Israel has been committing systematic genocide in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 170,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.
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