The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced today, Tuesday, August 20, the martyrdom of 34 Palestinians and the injury of 114 others within 24 hours. The ministry indicated that the Israeli occupation army committed three massacres against Palestinian families in Gaza during this time, with some of the martyrs still trapped under the rubble or in the streets where ambulance and rescue teams are unable to reach them.
The Ministry of Health confirmed an increase in the number of victims of the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza since October 7th to 40,173 martyrs and 92,857 wounded.
As the Israeli genocide enters its 319th day in the sector, the occupation army continues its aerial and artillery bombardment on Palestinian homes, refugee tents, and schools in different areas of Gaza, intensifying its attacks in the central and southern parts of the sector.
In Gaza City, nine martyrs, including children and women, were pulled out from Mustafa Hafez School, which was targeted by Israeli bombings in the Al-Remal neighborhood in the western part of the city.
In Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, four Palestinians were martyred in intensive aerial and artillery shelling east of the city. Medical sources confirmed that the martyrs were taken to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, while some are still missing under the rubble.
In the Bureij refugee camp, six martyrs were declared after the Israeli army shelled a Palestinian's house, as announced by the Palestinian Civil Defense.
In the southern part of Gaza, in Rafah City, two Palestinians were martyred and others were injured in artillery shelling that targeted the refugee tents in the Mawasi area, while the occupation forces continued to demolish residential buildings in the western part of the city.
In Khan Younis, five refugees were injured by the Israeli tank's fire in the Mawasi area of the Al-Qarara coastal town, northwest of the city.
On another note, the Israeli occupation army released around forty Palestinians from Gaza, including two women, who had been detained during the war on Gaza in the past months, and returned them through the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing.
The released prisoners arrived at the European Gaza Hospital in Al-Fakhari town in Khan Younis in difficult health conditions with signs of torture on their bodies. Some of the released prisoners spoke about the torture they endured in prison, calling on the responsible authorities to investigate the conditions of the prisoners and shed light on their suffering.
