A wave of Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza overnight, leaving at least eight Palestinian civilians dead and many others wounded. The attacks targeted refugee camps, towns, and homes across the region, with devastating consequences.
The attacks targeted refugee camps, towns, and homes across the region, with devastating consequences. The casualties included individuals from the Matar family and others in Nuseirat, Maghazi, Jabalia, and Rafah.
A video captures the moment an Israeli airstrike targeted a house near Sheikh Nasser Roundabout in Khan Younis. pic.twitter.com/Nsy4p8tcHL
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According to health sources, three people were martyred and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Matar family in Nuseirat refugee camp. Another two individuals lost their lives in a similar attack on homes in the Maghazi refugee camp.
A Palestinian elderly man was spotted searching for his family members who had been killed following the Israeli targeting of Al Zahra School in Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/FN6mCTEpsu
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Meantime, local sources reported that an Israeli airstrike hit a house in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, resulting in three fatalities and several injuries.
This little Palestinian child sustained injuries after the Israeli occupation bombed her home in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, last night. pic.twitter.com/uIOPUSsAZG
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Additionally, a tent sheltering displaced people in the Shawahin area of the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, was targeted by an Israeli airstrike, causing further casualties.
Palestinian families are being forced to flee from the eastern areas of Khan Younis after being compelled by the Israeli army. pic.twitter.com/64tRAwNfKz
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The Israeli occupation military also continued its bombardment and destruction of Rafah, in the farthest south of the enclave, demolishing several homes in the western part of the city.
This little Palestinian child sustained injuries after the Israeli occupation bombed her home in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, last night. pic.twitter.com/uIOPUSsAZG
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) August 9, 2024
The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 39,699 documented Palestinian fatalities, mostly women and children, in addition to 91,722 injuries. Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and Palestinian media
