For the 44th consecutive day since resuming its aggression on March 18, the Israeli army continues its devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving dozens dead and wounded daily amid a stifling blockade that has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Strip's history.

Airstrikes and artillery shelling continue on residential neighborhoods and displaced persons' tents, resulting in daily tragedies for civilians.

Civil Defense also reported that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombing and airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday has risen to 19, noting that 14 of them were killed in the central Gaza Strip.

The Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza said, "What is happening is a genocide against the Palestinian race," noting that the aggression has left more than 40,000 children orphaned so far.

For its part, Amnesty International described what is happening in Gaza as "genocide carried out live," condemning the ongoing mass killings and the denial of basic humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres also expressed "grave concern" over the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, condemning the ongoing blockade on aid deliveries and stressing that more than two million people are living in a humanitarian emergency "beyond imagination," as he put it.

While Palestinians continue to resist the aggression under extremely harsh conditions, calls from international organizations for a ceasefire and the entry of aid continue to be ignored, deepening the tragedy of the besieged population.