Over 100 individuals lost their lives during overnight Israeli air raids in central Gaza. Late on Sunday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that at least 70 people perished in airstrikes targeting the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The casualty count exceeded 100 as a result of attacks on the Bureij refugee camp.
The death toll at the Maghazi refugee camp is anticipated to increase, according to Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra. overnight Israeli air
He characterized the events at the Maghazi camp as a “massacre” unfolding in a densely populated residential area. Al-Qudra expressed concern that the tragic situation is likely to claim more lives.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital has been overwhelmed with bodies, and numerous individuals are reported to be injured. The aftermath of the attack has seen the destruction of several homes, leading families to desperately search through the rubble for survivors.
Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah in southern Gaza, described the relentless bombing that targeted homes and buildings, resulting in the devastation of neighborhoods and vital infrastructure, including roads connecting to and from the refugee camps.
Over the past 12 hours, with the Bureij refugee camp also under heavy assault, the death toll has surpassed 100, with a significant majority of victims being women and children. Ahmad Turokmani, who lost multiple family members, including his daughter and grandson, expressed the pervasive sense of insecurity, stating, “There is no safe place in Gaza anyway.”
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Rafah in southern Gaza, said the Maghazi refugee camp is one of the most densely populated areas in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
He said it was one of the places the Israeli military had previously told the Palestinians in Gaza to evacuate to. Now the camp has been “completely flattened”, he said.
“The vast majority of the casualties right now have been among civilians, including [a] two weeks [old] baby that has been killed in cold blood in this genocide,” said Azzoum.
He compared the attack with one on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza last week, in which at least 90 people were killed.