In a continuation of the Israeli occupation’s aggression against the Gaza Strip, the conflict has now entered its 122nd day. The devastating toll has resulted in over 27,365 casualties, with the majority being women and children. Additionally, 66,630 individuals have been wounded, and more than 8,000 are still missing and feared trapped under rubble or along roadsides.
With their bare hands, residents try to recover casualties on Israeli strikes in Deir Al Balah in central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/CKdbCI4wkY
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 4, 2024
The latest attack occurred in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip. Dozens of citizens were martyred, and many others were injured as Israeli aircraft targeted residential homes. Medical sources reported that two bodies were recovered, along with several injured individuals, after warplanes bombed a residential apartment. Furthermore, the number of martyrs rose to 14 after the Khattab family’s house in the Al-Hakar area was targeted, bringing the death toll in Deir al-Balah to 30 martyrs and numerous wounded.
Israel continues its war on innocent children in Gaza for the 122nd day in a row. pic.twitter.com/5cK3nMXfSX
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 5, 2024
Rescue efforts have been underway to extract martyrs and wounded citizens trapped under the targeted houses in Deir al-Balah. Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces set fire to multiple residential apartments in the Burj Al-Sousi area near the Al-Sinaa Junction in Gaza City. Occupation artillery also bombarded the center of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, while Israeli drones and warplanes flew extensively in the airspace of the central and southern regions.
Day 121 | During the past 24 hours:
• 14 massacres committed by the Israeli occupation
• 127 people killed
• 178 injured pic.twitter.com/gxfZRqOw65
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) February 4, 2024
Gaza City also faced tragedy as three young men were martyred in a Israeli drone bombardment between the Saraya and Aviation junctions, adding to the death toll that reached eleven since morning. Additionally, 21 individuals were injured, while seven martyrs fell victim to occupation sniper bullets.
In Khan Yunis, the occupation forces continued their crimes against defenseless citizens. It was reported in the evening that two young men, Moaz and Hazem Abu Younis, were martyred in an Israeli bombing while inspecting their destroyed homes near Abu Nuwairah School in the new town of Abasan. The two martyrs were buried in the Al-Awda School for the Displaced Persons. The continuous Israeli aggression led to a total of 18 martyrs, with 16 arriving at Nasser and Gaza European Hospitals in Khan Yunis since the morning. The occupation forces did not spare central Khan Yunis, as they bombed more residential areas in the southern Gaza Strip.
Day 122 of the ongoing Israeli war of genocide on innocent children. pic.twitter.com/pvFmYzgMnn
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 5, 2024
The Palestinians’ sufferings with the Israeli barbaric war reached unprecedented levels with 10,000 cancer patients are at risk of death and 700,000 displaced Palestinians face the threat of infectious diseases.
Meanwhile, the European Union has voiced its concern over the suspension of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, emphasized that UNRWA represents a critical lifeline for millions of Palestinians suffering from hunger and disease outbreaks. Borrell called for an independent investigation into the allegations against 12 UNRWA employees, emphasizing that halting funding would be equivalent to collective punishment.
UNICEF: Nearly 1.3 million individuals, including nearly 610,000 children, live in the streets of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/yJgkcRmTLe
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 4, 2024
The suspension of funding by several countries jeopardizes the sustainability of the vital services provided by UNRWA to millions of refugees in its five areas of operations, particularly in the Gaza Strip. UNRWA has warned that it may be forced to halt its operations in Gaza by the end of February if the funding continues to remain suspended. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, the suspension of funding puts relief operations at great risk.
Source: Agencies and Al-Manar English Website
