RAMALLAH, Sunday, May 12, 2024 (WAFA) – Dozens of innocent civilians were killed or others over the last few hours as Israeli warplanes and artillery continued their relentless bombardment targeting various areas across the Gaza Strip.

In the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, the bodies of 12 martyrs arrived at Kamal Adwan Hospital with dozens more feared trapped under the rubble due to continuous Israeli airstrikes pounding the city's northern neighborhoods.

Meantime, media sources in the North Gaza province reported that the Israeli occupation army expanded its ground onslaught into the eastern areas of Beit Hanoun and Jabalia, firing at schools sheltering displaced families.

Simultaneously, medical sources in Rafah, southern Gaza, reported that within the past 24 hours, 18 martyrs and six wounded were admitted to the Kuwait Hospital in the city, as the bombardment persisted across different parts of the province.

In Gaza City, local sources reported renewed Israeli shelling targeting the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, with approximately 16 civilians still trapped beneath the rubble of a destroyed house in the neighborhood, located south of the city.

In central Gaza, Israeli tanks opened fire on civilian homes in the eastern areas of Deir al-Balah and Maghazi. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th last year has resulted in 34,971 documented Palestinian fatalities, in addition to 78,641 injuries and thousands missing.

In addition, thousands are feared dead under the rubble as ambulance and rescue teams continue to face enormous challenges reaching them, with Israeli occupation forces curtailing the movement of—and sometimes attacking—ambulance and civil defense teams.

M.N