Palestine: Israel carried out family massacres in Gaza
Maruf, head of the press office for the Hamas-affiliated government in the Gaza Strip, made a statement to AA about the Israeli strikes. Stating that 752 houses with 2,835 dwellings were completely destroyed during the Israeli attacks, Maruf stated that 32,000 homes suffered extensive damage and 1,791 homes were left uninhabitable.
Stating that 42 government centers and dozens of public facilities were destroyed in the region, Maruf noted that “Israel caused the destruction of 89 schools, 9 of which were out of service, and the deaths of 17 educational personnel and more than 320 children”.
Claiming that Israel demolished 11 mosques in the attacks and destroyed dozens of mosques and historic places of worship, including historic mosques and churches, Maruf said: “Israel carried out almost 30 massacres against Gaza families. It caused the death of hundreds of people, mostly women and children. The last one was against the Shihab family, which cost the lives of 31 martyrs and dozens of wounded.” he said.
Recalling the problems experienced in the health system after the attacks, Maruf said: “The occupancy rate of hospital and care beds has reached 100 percent. “Medical supplies are about to run out.” saying.
9 PEOPLE FROM THE SAME FAMILY DIE, 7 OF WHICH ARE CHILDREN
According to information received from medical sources and eyewitnesses in Gaza, the house where the Palestinian “Al-Bashiti” family lived in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis was hit in an airstrike by Israeli forces.
In the attack, 9 people from the Palestinian “El-Beşiti” family, including the mother, father and 7 children, lost their lives and dozens of people were injured.
While the house where the “El-Beşiti” family lived was completely destroyed in the airstrike, the surrounding structures were also damaged.
It was highlighted that Israeli forces carried out the attack in question without prior warning or information.
ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack against Israel on the morning of October 7, dubbed the “Aqsa Flood.”
As thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, Palestinian armed groups attacked and seized the Beit Hanun-Erez border gate on the Gaza-Israel border.
Armed groups then entered settlements inside Israel from here and the Israeli army launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of fighter jets.
It was reported that 1,300 Israelis were killed and 3,300 Israelis were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 1,417 people were killed and 6,268 people were injured in Gaza in Israel’s attacks.
It was also claimed that 31 Palestinians were killed and approximately 180 people were injured in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the West Bank. (AA)