As of the 362nd day of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, the Ministry of Health reports that Israeli occupation military have resulted in 41,689 deaths and 96,625 injuries among Palestinians since October 7, 2023.
In its latest daily update, the Palestinian Ministry detailed that five separate attacks carried out by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip within the last 24 hours led to 51 additional fatalities and 165 injuries, many of whom are now receiving treatment in local hospitals.
The aftermath of the deadly Israeli airstrike that hit the Muscat School, a shelter for displaced families in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, resulting in multiple fatalities. pic.twitter.com/XIVy6mlHs2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 2, 2024
Specifically, during an incursion into Khan Younis early today, a total of 51 people were killed and 82 wounded. Despite ongoing rescue efforts, numerous victims remain trapped under debris and in the streets due to restricted access for rescue teams.
Rescue teams recover the body of a baby who was erased from the civil registry along with his entire family as a result of the indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis late last night. pic.twitter.com/uOuBi3h7g2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 2, 2024
Israeli airstrikes targeted eastern Khan Younis, resulting in further casualties, while heavy gunfire was reported in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood and along Gaza City’s coast, where Israeli naval forces also opened fire.
In related news, a report from Oxfam and Action on Armed Violence highlights a distressing increase in civilian casualties in Gaza over the past year. The report indicates more than 6,000 women and 11,000 children have martyred, making this war one of the deadliest for civilians in the past two decades.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
