Medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City reported today, Wednesday, the martyrdom of Palestinian fisherman Muhammad Shamalakh after his boat was directly shot at by naval vessels belonging to the occupation. The sources explained that the fisherman was practicing his profession in the open Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sheikh Ajlin, southwest of the city, when Israeli forces targeted him, leading to his immediate death and his arrival at the hospital as a lifeless body.
In a related context, Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes targeting residential areas in the central part of the Strip, where a house belonging to the Abu Shamala family in Al-Bureij camp was bombed. The destruction operation came after the occupation army issued warnings to residents and neighboring homes about the necessity of immediate evacuation, causing a state of panic and forced displacement of families in the targeted area.
Regarding the overall toll, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced an increase in the number of victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, to 72,773 martyrs, in addition to 172,723 others with varying injuries. The ministry indicated in its periodic statement that the health system is still dealing with the influx of injured despite major challenges and the lack of necessary medical capabilities.
Official data issued by the ministry showed that the past twenty-four hours witnessed the registration of one martyr and 16 new injuries that arrived at hospitals. The sources also pointed out that the period following the ceasefire on October 11 saw an escalation in violations, during which 881 martyrs were killed and 2,621 Palestinians were injured in scattered attacks.
As part of search and rescue operations, medical and civil defense teams were able to recover 776 bodies from under the rubble and in border areas that witnessed previous incursions. Field teams continue their attempts to reach the missing despite the continuous intensive Israeli air activity and targeting of movements in the eastern and northern areas of the Strip.
Gaza Strip hospitals received one martyr and 16 injuries in the past twenty-four hours due to the ongoing attacks.
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Fisherman martyred and 16 others injured in occupation attacks on Gaza Strip