On the 456th day of aggression against Gaza, Israeli airstrikes on various areas of the Strip resulted in the deaths of 54 people since dawn on Saturday, 37 of whom were in the northern part of the Strip. Meanwhile, occupation forces targeted again elements tasked with securing aid in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah, leading to the martyrdom of several of them.
Escalation of the aggression
Amid the escalation of the aggression, Israeli Knesset members called for the complete displacement of the residents of northern Gaza and the killing of those who do not carry a white flag.
A missile from the Strip
At the same time, the resistance launched a missile from the Strip towards the settlements surrounding Gaza. Israeli Channel 12 reported that the missile landed in an open area, while the Israeli army radio mentioned that Hamas had launched about 20 rockets from Gaza over the past nine days, including 14 rockets from northern Gaza.
A video of an Israeli female soldier
In a related context, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades released a video of an Israeli female soldier who has been a prisoner in Gaza for more than 450 days, in which the prisoner attacked the Israeli government and army, asserting that they have abandoned the prisoners held by the resistance.
Targeting Palestinian displaced persons
The Israeli occupation army continued to target Palestinian displaced persons in their locations, resulting in more martyrs and injuries. As the 456th day of the ongoing genocide war commenced, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the perpetration of four new massacres against Palestinian families within 24 hours, resulting in the deaths of 59 martyrs and injuries to 273 others.
45,717 martyrs
The toll of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since the onset of the genocide war in October 2023 has risen to 45,717 martyrs, while the number of injured and wounded has escalated to 108,856. The Ministry of Health reported that a number of victims remain under the rubble, and rescue and civil defense teams cannot reach them on the roads.
Israeli airstrikes
Israeli airstrikes continued on various regions in the Gaza Strip, leading to the martyrdom of 28 individuals since dawn on Saturday, January 4, with 16 of them from the besieged northern Gaza.
In Gaza City, the civil defense reported the recovery of three martyrs, a man, his wife, and their son, from a home bombed by the Israeli occupation on Sahaba Street in the west of the city. The civil defense also confirmed the recovery of two injuries due to an Israeli bombing of a house on al-Nazzaz Street in al-Shuja'iyya, east of Gaza City, while 11 people remain trapped under the rubble.
Escalation in southern Gaza
In a related context, several individuals were injured due to the Israeli occupation bombing a school housing displaced persons in the al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. This comes as the occupation escalated its targeting of areas in southern Gaza, as reported by the civil defense. The civil defense documented the martyrdom of 13 individuals following the targeting of elements securing aid in an airstrike that hit their vehicle on Salah al-Din Street, while two more martyrs fell in an Israeli airstrike in the north of Rafah city in southern Gaza.
While Civil Defense crews in Khan Yunis recovered the bodies of 6 martyrs after a civilian car was targeted in the eastern district. In the central Gaza Strip, the occupying army renewed shelling on the Deir al-Balah governorate, while 3 people were injured due to "Israeli" shelling of agricultural land in the governorate, and "Israeli" naval boats shelled the beach of the central governorate.
Al-Awda Hospital
In this context, Al-Awda Hospital announced the martyrdom of two women, including photographer Areej Shaheen and her mother, while 8 injuries occurred due to the occupation's shelling of a house in the Al-Da'wah neighborhood northeast of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
The Palestinian Journalists' Protection Center (PJPC)
The Palestinian Journalists' Protection Center (PJPC) condemned the murder of young photographer Areej Shaheen, noting that the occupation is starting the new year by killing a journalist every 24 hours in Gaza.
It mentioned that this crime follows the murder of photojournalist Omar Al-Dairawi in a shelling that targeted his house in the Al-Zahra area, and journalist Hassan Al-Qayshawi, who was martyred on Thursday due to "Israeli" shelling on his house in Gaza City.
It considered that the failure of the international community to protect journalists undermines its credibility and erodes its efforts to promote human rights and the international efforts aimed at supporting these principles.
In northern Gaza, several injuries occurred after a "quadcopter" drone dropped bombs on civilians around the Halima Al-Sadiya school in Jabalia. Meanwhile, the occupying army continues to carry out demolition operations on residential buildings in Shabtawe and west of the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza.
International condemnations
Moreover, worldwide and international condemnations continue in light of the humanitarian disaster faced by residents of besieged northern Gaza amid deprivation of food and medicine and the blocking of humanitarian assistance while the occupation targets displaced people and Palestinian families inside their homes.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, stated that the humanitarian disaster in Gaza continues before the eyes of the world, during which "Israel's" methods of warfare have led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians, along with widespread displacement and destruction.
These remarks were made during his briefing to the UN Security Council in New York on Friday, which held a meeting at the request of Algeria, the current president of the Security Council, to discuss "Israel's" targeting of hospitals and the health sector in Gaza.
For its part, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that the occupying "Israeli" authorities continue to reject the UN's attempts to coordinate safe movement for humanitarian workers in Gaza.
The occupying authorities confirmed yesterday the rejection of 6 out of 10 coordination attempts, and among the remaining 4 attempts, only 2 were completed fully, while the other 2 faced serious obstacles. It added that among today's rejected attempts was our plan to deliver supplies to besieged areas in the northern Gaza governorate.
