A Palestinian child and woman were martyred today, Monday, as a result of rocket shelling carried out by 'Apache' attack helicopters belonging to the occupation army, targeting a gathering of displaced persons' tents in the vicinity of Street 5, west of Khan Yunis city, south of the Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that the attack also resulted in injuries of varying severity to 17 citizens, in addition to fires breaking out in a number of tents housing displaced families, leading to a state of panic and destruction in the densely populated area.
Medical sources at the Kuwaiti Specialized Field Hospital stated that the bodies of the two victims arrived at the hospital, where they were identified as Menna Allah Nabil Abu Labda, a 6-year-old child, and Hanan Abdel Nasser Mahmoud, a 31-year-old citizen. These raids come at a time when the western areas of Khan Yunis city are subjected to intense military pressure and continuous airstrikes targeting shelters and already dilapidated infrastructure.
In another field development northwest of the Strip, medical teams announced the martyrdom of citizen Nidal Shalha, who succumbed to his serious injuries sustained days ago due to shelling that targeted civilians near the 17th roundabout in the Al-Tawam area. These successive injuries and deaths reflect the scale of the humanitarian tragedy experienced by the residents of the Strip as the aggression enters its twentieth month, amidst a near-total paralysis of medical facilities operating with minimal means of survival.
Regarding official statistics, data from the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed an increase in the total number of victims of the ongoing aggression since October 7, 2023, to 72,797 martyrs, in addition to 172,821 injured. The ministry clarified that hospitals received 6 martyrs during the past twenty-four hours, including one death due to previous injuries, along with 5 victims who fell in recent raids and 8 other wounded.
The humanitarian suffering continues to worsen inside shelters and tents that lack the minimum safety requirements, as the occupation continues to target these areas with various combat means from air and land. Observers confirm that the intensification of helicopter raids on displaced persons' tents aims to increase pressure on civilians in areas that the occupation previously claimed were 'safe,' thereby deepening the health and environmental crisis throughout the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hospitals received 6 martyrs and 8 wounded in the past 24 hours, amidst the continued direct targeting of shelters.
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3 Martyrs and 17 Wounded in Helicopter Shelling Targeting Displaced Persons' Tents in Khan Yunis and Gaza