The Israeli occupation army continues its genocide war against the people of Gaza, which has entered its 300th consecutive day. Since the early hours of Thursday, August 1st, new massacres have been committed resulting in the deaths of several martyrs due to the attacks of the occupation. This comes after two massacres yesterday resulted in the deaths of 35 martyrs.
5 Martyrs
In the afternoon, 5 martyrs were killed after a house belonging to the Abu Nair family in the middle of Nuseirat refugee camp was targeted, with 3 of them being from the Abu Nair family. Additionally, at least one Palestinian was killed and others were injured in three Israeli airstrikes targeting a house in Nuseirat as well, causing a fire to break out.
Shelling Refugee Camps
Furthermore, Israeli vehicles fired on the eastern areas of the Maghazi and Al-Masdar refugee camps in the center of the Gaza Strip. In Gaza City, a Palestinian was martyred and several others were injured as a result of Israeli shelling near the Al Kuwait Roundabout in the south of the city. Apache aircraft belonging to the occupation also targeted several locations in Rafah in the south of Gaza.
On the other hand, the occupation released 15 detainees through the Kisiyofim military checkpoint, who were then transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
In the early hours of the morning, 8 Palestinians were martyred and others were injured after Israeli airstrikes targeted a civilian vehicle near the entrance of the Maghazi camp.
2 Massacres
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation committed two massacres resulting in the deaths of 35 martyrs and 55 injuries in the span of 24 hours, with the total number of victims of the genocide war since October 7, 2023, reaching 39,480 martyrs and 91,128 injured, mostly women and children.
Direct Losses of 33 Billion Dollars in 300 Days of War
The Gaza government media office announced on Thursday that the Israeli war led to direct losses of 33 billion dollars. This was stated in a statement by the media office marking the 300th day of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation
The statement explained that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with losses from the genocide war exceeding 33 billion dollars in direct losses so far, in addition to tens of billions of dollars in indirect losses. It also mentioned that Israel's policies of closing crossings and preventing the entry of aid, medicine, goods, and products have worsened the food crisis and exacerbated hunger and malnutrition, especially among thousands of children.
2 Million Displaced
They pointed out that "there are around two million displaced people in Gaza living a very harsh and difficult life".
They also mentioned that "among the displaced people, there are dozens of different diseases, the most dangerous of which are polio and viral hepatitis".
Regarding the educational situation in Gaza during the war, the statement said that "more than 800,000 male and female students were deprived of education because Israel destroyed 117 schools and universities completely, and partially destroyed 332 schools and universities".
The statement added that "more than 39 students were deprived of taking the secondary exams".
Housing Catastrophe
On the housing situation, the statement said that Israel "caused an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the world, by destroying 150,000 housing units completely, and rendering 80,000 housing units uninhabitable, in addition to damaging 200,000 housing units partially".
The statement also mentioned that Israel "destroyed more than 206 archaeological and heritage sites" in Gaza.
It deliberately destroyed 25,000 kilometers of electricity, water, sewage, roads, and streets networks "according to a planned destruction scheme".
It indicated that "the occupation intentionally destroyed 70 water wells and completely put them out of service, making access to water in Gaza a very difficult and challenging issue".
Additionally, the statement mentioned that Israel destroyed 610 mosques completely, and 211 mosques partially, as well as 3 churches".
3457 Massacres
Regarding the victims of this war, the statement mentioned that Israel "committed 3,457 massacres resulting in 49,480 martyrs and missing persons, including about 10,000 missing persons under the rubble of destroyed buildings".
It added that among these, "39,480 martyrs arrived at hospitals, including 16,314 martyrs of children, and 10,980 female martyrs, with children and women making up 69 percent of the victims".
The statement pointed out that the Israeli army killed during the war 885 doctors and medical staff, 79 civil defense personnel, and 165 journalists and media personnel.
It added that the army "executed more than 100 scientists, university professors, and distinguished researchers in Gaza".
In its statement, the Israeli government's media office held Israel and the US administration "fully responsible for the deep humanitarian catastrophe that emerged in Gaza as a result of the genocide war".
The US administration was demanded to "stop supplying the occupation with missiles and bombs to kill civilians, children, and women in Gaza".
It also called on "the international community and all UN and international organizations to pressure the occupation to stop this brutal aggression and to halt the genocide crime currently being carried out by the Israeli occupation army for the three hundredth day in a row without cessation".
In defiance of the international community, Israel has continued its war with American support since October 7th, ignoring the UN Security Council's resolution to stop immediately, and the International Court of Justice's orders to take measures to prevent genocide and to improve the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.
