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13 Martyred in Israeli Shelling on Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip: Thirteen Palestinians were martyred and others injured early Thursday as Israeli shelling resumed on several areas in the Gaza Strip.

According to Qatar News Agency, 10 Palestinians were martyred in Jabalia Al-Balad in the northern Gaza Strip, including seven children and women, in Israeli bombardment of a house belonging to one family and a kindergarten.

Additionally, a man and his pregnant wife were martyred, and others were injured after Israeli forces shelled a group of Palestinians south of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip. In Khan Yunis as well, several civilians were injured by Israeli gunfire this morning near a distribution center for aid at what is called the Muraj Axis.

A child was martyred and others injured after Israeli forces shelled a tent sheltering displaced persons in Deir al-Balah city in central Gaza. Medical sources reported that nine Palestinians were martyred and 60 others injured by Israeli fire near an aid center in Rafah city in southern Gaza over the past 48 hours. Ambulance crews recovered the bodies of three martyrs. One was in the town of Abasan Al-Jadida east of Khan Yunis. Another was found after being shot by Israeli forces the day before yesterday while trying to reach an aid center west of Rafah city, and the third near Al-Alam Square west of Rafah.

Since the start of the Israeli occupations aggression on Oct. 7, 2023, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 54,084 martyrs, most of whom are children and women, while the number of injuries has reached 123,308. Thousands of victims remain trapped under the rubble amid an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe deepened by Israel's systematic policy of starvation.