Casualties in multiple areas of Gaza as Israel’s genocide goes ahead

At least three Palestinians were killed and several others injured this afternoon in an Israeli airstrike targeting Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and the city of Rafah in the south. According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli occupation forces shelled the area surrounding Shuhada Square in Bureij, resulting in the murder of one person and injuries to others. Simultaneously, two more people were killed and several injured in an Israeli strike targeting central Rafah in the south of the enclave. Earlier in the day, civil defense teams recovered the bodies of six civilians and several injured individuals following an Israeli air raid on a house in Jabalia town in northern Gaza. In the meantime, WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes heavily fired on various locations in Jabalia refugee camp, with Israeli artillery shelling homes near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Israeli forces also fired intensively around Al-Houja Street in the camp. The Israeli military's artillery also targeted areas in the neig hborhoods of al-Tuwam, Safatwi, and Al-Qasasib in northern Gaza, while naval forces fired at the coast of Rafah. In southern Gaza, a medical source at Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Rafah confirmed injuries from an Israeli airstrike on a home belonging to Hamad family near Zarab Square in Rafah. Also in Rafah, Israeli military vehicles carried out extensive demolitions and excavations, destroying homes and residential blocks in the eastern areas of the city. Meanwhile, an Israeli warplane targeted a home belonging to Telbani family in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, resulting in the murder of three people and injuries to others. In a related development, Israeli occupation forces stationed near the entrance of Beit Hanoun town in northern Gaza continue to besiege displaced families sheltering in schools, preventing anyone from leaving. According to local health authorities, the number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 35,303. Some 79,261 others have been wounded. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA