As the "Operation of Al-Aqsa Flood " enters its 418th day, the occupying forces persist in increasing their hostility towards the Gaza Strip, resulting in civilian massacres, amidst ongoing clashes between Palestinian resistance and occupation forces on multiple fronts.
Here are the highlights of the developments:
- 12 martyrs, including children and women, in the Israeli shelling of a school in Gaza
Twelve Palestinians, including children and women, were martyred and others were injured as a result of the Israeli air force shelling a UNRWA school in the Daraj neighborhood in the center of Gaza City.
Medical sources described the scene as horrific, as the school was targeted while sheltering displaced persons who had fled from shelling in other areas.
- UNRWA: Hunger reaches critical levels in Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Wednesday that hunger levels in the Gaza Strip had reached unprecedented levels, with residents searching for food scraps in garbage dumps.
They added: "With the onset of winter, conditions deteriorate rapidly, and survival becomes impossible without urgent humanitarian aid", calling for an immediate ceasefire to provide humanitarian assistance.
- Number of journalist martyrs rises to 190 during the massacre
The government media office in Gaza announced an increase in the number of Palestinian journalists who have been martyred since the beginning of the aggression to 190, with the latest being journalist Alaa Fawzi Barhoum.
The office condemned the targeting of journalists, considering it a war crime, and called on the international community to hold the occupation accountable and prosecute it legally for these serious violations.
- Hamas calls for urgent action to stop the massacres and starvation in northern Gaza
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) called on Wednesday for immediate action to stop what it described as "massacres and starvation" in the cities of Beit Lahia and Jabalia in northern Gaza.
The movement stressed in a press statement that the occupation continues its criminal military aggression on the north of the sector for the 55th consecutive day, committing the most heinous crimes against innocent civilians in the north especially, and Gaza in general.
The statement noted that the occupation is carrying out systematic killings and widespread arrests, directly targeting hospitals, medical staff, and civil defense, leading to their complete disruption.
The text explains that Jabalia and Beit Lahia are being subjected to intense shelling and a suffocating siege, with anyone attempting to leave these areas being targeted. The movement added that the occupation is demanding the residents of Beit Lahia to evacuate, amidst continuous bombing of the city, and ongoing atrocities that worsen the suffering of the people. Hamas emphasized that the US administration, as the main partner and supporter of the occupation, bears full responsibility for the war crimes and genocide being committed against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
The movement called on the international community and free peoples to take urgent action to save the Palestinian people from genocide and starvation, urging international and humanitarian organizations to continue pressuring the occupation to allow urgent humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and save northern Gaza from the escalating humanitarian crisis.
Hamas targets Zionist vehicles in Beit Lahia
The Al-Qassam Brigades posted footage documenting the targeting of occupation vehicles in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. The footage showed tanks being targeted with Yasin 105 shells, and the capture of an "EvoMax" drone during an intelligence operation. The brigades reaffirmed their commitment to confront the occupation forces with all available means.
UN experts call for full compliance with warrants for the arrest of Netanyahu and Gantz
UN experts welcomed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to the Palestinian news agency.
The international statement called on countries to fully comply with these warrants, emphasizing that the ICC decision is for justice and accountability, representing a historic step and providing hope for ending decades of impunity for long-term violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territories.
