The Israeli occupation's relentless assault on Gaza has triggered a mass exodus, with nearly 140,000 Palestinians forced to flee since the occupation resumed its genocidal war 16 days ago, according to UN reports cited by the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, Israeli War Minister Israel Katz announced on Wednesday an expansion of the military operation in Rafah, further deepening the devastation in southern Gaza.
At the same time, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that an Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA clinic in Jabalia killed 19 Palestinians, including nine children.
Israeli Hostage Families Protest Expansion of War Families of Zionist captives in Gaza expressed outrage over the expansion of military operations, accusing the Netanyahu government of sending more soldiers into Gaza instead of negotiating a prisoner exchange to bring back their relatives.
The hostage families' committee condemned the government’s failure to prioritize the captives' release and demanded an explanation from Netanyahu, Katz, and the army chief on how the ongoing offensive serves their stated goal without endangering the captives’ lives.
Jabalia Massacre: UNRWA Clinic Bombed Israeli warplanes and artillery have carried out relentless airstrikes across central and southern Gaza since dawn, killing and injuring dozens, including women and children.
In Jabalia refugee camp, Israeli occupation forces committed a massacre by targeting a UNRWA clinic sheltering displaced civilians.A Palestinian survivor recounts the harrowing Israeli bombing of the UNRWA clinic in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, which resulted in the slaughter of over 22 Palestinians and the injury of dozens of others, with the majority of the victims being children.
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The attack claimed the lives of 16 people, including nine children, and wounded many others.
Elsewhere, 12 Palestinians were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a home in central Khan Younis, causing widespread destruction.
Meanwhile, three Palestinians were martyred in an Israeli strike on farmland northeast of Rafah.
Emergency teams managed to retrieve their bodies and transport them to the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis.
Israeli forces have also issued evacuation orders to all residents of Rafah.
More Attacks Across Gaza Israeli warplanes bombed the already-destroyed Indonesian mosque in Ma’an, east of Khan Younis.
Meanwhile, two Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded in an airstrike on a house in Nuseirat refugee camp.
In another attack, a Palestinian was martyred and others injured when Israeli warplanes targeted a tent sheltering displaced civilians in Deir Al-Balah.Footage captures the initial moments following an Israeli occupation airstrike targeting police officers in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, earlier today, killing four Palestinians, including two police officers.
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