GAZA, Sunday, May 19, 2024 (WAFA) – A number of civilians were killed and others injured this morning in Israeli artillery and air strikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip. Meantime, artillery shelling targeted Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, northern Gaza.
In central Gaza, rescue and civil defense teams recovered the bodies of 31 victims following a deadly Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp early at dawn.
In the southern Gaza Strip, two civilians were killed in Israeli shelling on residential homes in the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis. Furthermore, Israeli artillery renewed its bombardment on homes east of Rafah, southern Gaza.
In northern Gaza, rescue and ambulance teams reported that Israeli artillery targeted Al-Awda Hospital in the Tal Al-Zaatar area of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
In a statement to the press, they explained that Israel has destroyed more than 300 homes in Jabalia since the start of the ground offensive in the camp last week.
Rescue teams have also managed to recover the bodies of hundreds of victims in Jabalia, with many people still missing under the rubble, as rescue teams cannot access them due to the nonstop Israeli attacks and the lack of equipment.
In the meantime, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza said in a press statement that a number of wounded individuals succumbed to their injuries yesterday due to the lack of necessary medical equipment at the hospital. Despite the ongoing Israeli attacks, medical teams continue to provide minimal medical services.
The ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza since October 7, now in its 226th day, has resulted so far in at least 35,386 documented Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 79,366 individuals sustaining injuries, according to the local health authorities. The majority of the victims are women and children.
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