The Israeli occupation army continued its shelling of several areas in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip, as part of the genocide war it is waging on Gaza, leaving dozens of martyrs and wounded, with the genocide war continuing for the 317th day.
More massacres
The Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that the Israeli occupation forces committed two massacres, resulting in the hospitalization of 25 martyrs and 72 injured within 24 hours.
The Ministry added that the number of victims of the Israeli aggression has risen to 40,099 martyrs and 92,609 wounded since October 7th of last year.
Five martyrs and more than 15 wounded were killed in the occupation's shelling of a house belonging to the "Al-Saeedi" family in Block "C" in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, and the numbers are expected to increase.
Several Palestinians were injured due to the Israeli occupation shelling a private medical clinic in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.
Local sources reported that two martyrs were killed in an Israeli shelling that targeted the Shakoush area northwest of Rafah city.
Several Palestinians were martyred and injured due to Israeli artillery shelling on a house east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Aqad area in the western line in Khan Yunis city in southern Gaza, resulting in a martyr and several wounded.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) stated that only 11% of Gaza can be considered a "humanitarian area" following the latest evacuation orders issued by the Israeli occupation army.
More than 120 displacement sites
More than 120 displacement sites hosting around 170,000 people have been affected, according to OCHA.
The Civil Defense General Directorate of the Palestinian territories confirmed the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, with 10,000 people missing under the rubble and nearly 1,760 martyrs whose bodies have evaporated due to the use of prohibited weapons by the occupation.
The Civil Defense conference in Gaza was held on Humanitarian Day to address the latest developments in the humanitarian disaster in Gaza and the challenges facing humanitarian work amid the fascist Israeli attacks and violations of international norms.
She pointed out that 8240 Palestinians have been forcibly disappeared with no information about their fate so far, adding that there are 2210 bodies that have disappeared from scattered graves in the Gaza Strip, and the bodies of martyrs that have been lost from areas threatened by Israeli occupation.
Civil defense teams were able to recover 35,580 martyrs out of 40,000 martyrs who arrived at hospitals during the genocide war. The occupation hindered the recovery of 14,420 martyrs, and Palestinians recovered 4,420 of these martyrs, with 10,000 remaining under the rubble. Civil defense ambulance teams transported 8,973 martyrs.
Civil defense teams recovered 82,800 injured and wounded out of more than 92,000 injured. Ambulance teams belonging to civil defense transported 21,240 injured, indicating that the occupation hindered the recovery of 7,552 injured from various areas in the Gaza Strip.
Regarding the evacuation of Palestinians, civil defense teams were able to evacuate 25,430 families from dangerous areas across the Gaza Strip.
85,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza
The civil defense stated, "The occupation dropping nearly 85,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip resulted in the destruction of over 80% of urban structures, and 90% of infrastructure, including 17% unexploded ordnance, posing a serious life threat."
In terms of war remnants, the civil defense reported the martyrdom of more than 90 children, as a result of tampering with the remnants of the occupation, resembling food cans.
Regarding the occupation's claims of a "safe zone," civil defense pointed out that the occupation confines Palestinians to an area claimed to be "humane and safe," equivalent to only 10.5% of the Gaza Strip's area.
The occupation committed 21 massacres in areas claimed to be "humane," targeting Palestinians, resulting in 347 martyrs and 766 injured in those areas.
82 civil defense officers in the Gaza Strip were martyred, and more than 270 were injured, including officers who were injured multiple times but returned to work.
Civil defense confirmed that 40% of its teams were exposed to physical danger, all of them suffered psychological harm, losing close relatives of the first and second degree or losing their homes.
Civil defense headquarters were completely destroyed, directly shelled, looted, and partially damaged, contrary to the Geneva Conventions protecting civil defense facilities.
Hospitals operations will cease
Hussam Abu Saifia, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera that the hospital will cease operations within 24 hours due to fuel shortages and lack of medical supplies.
Meanwhile, Suheib al-Hams, director of the Kuwaiti hospital in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, confirmed that the hospital is suffering from a severe shortage of doctors, medications, and fuel, and has stopped surgical operations due to lack of resources and medications.
Al-Hams added, "We are witnessing a collapse of the health system and an inability to care for patients and increasing cases of injury due to Israeli bombardment."
The Palestinian Red Crescent warned that "the shortage of fuel supplies in Gaza and northern Gaza governorates threatens to halt ambulance and health relief services."
