Over the past 24 hours, Israeli shelling in Gaza has killed 266 people, 117 of them children. This was stated by the representative of the Ministry of Health in the enclave Ashraf al-Qudra at a press conference, RIA Novosti reports.
Most of the dead were from the south of the enclave, he said.
Earlier it was reported that over the past 24 hours the Nuseirat market came under fire in the Gaza Strip. WAFA noted that the market housed a restaurant for Palestinian refugees. According to media reports, 29 people were killed in the sector and dozens were injured. Reuters reported that Israel also struck a refugee camp near a mosque in Jenin in the West Bank. According to the IDF, an underground tunnel under the mosque was attacked – the Israeli military claims that there was a “terrorist cell” there that was planning to organize a terrorist attack. As a result, according to media reports, two Palestinians were killed and several more were injured. A blow was also struck at Khan Yunis in the south of the enclave.
Let us remind you that Israel and Hamas have intensified hostilities since October 7. On this day, the Palestinian movement attacked Israeli territory with rockets and captured several settlements. Israel responded by launching a special operation and blockading the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military reported that it was planning a military campaign against Hamas in three stages – the first would involve airstrikes and ground operations, the second would involve the Israeli military “eliminating pockets of resistance,” and the third would involve the creation of a new security regime in the Gaza Strip.
Thousands of civilians on both sides became victims of the conflict.
Source: Rosbalt
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