As the Al-Aqsa storm entered its sixth day, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced today (Thursday) an increase in the death toll of civilians from the attacks carried out by Israel on the sector to 1,417, with an additional 6,268 others injured.
The death toll from the Israeli bombing of Gaza rose to 1,417 and 6,268 wounded - image source: okaz
The ministry reported that 447 children and 248 women have been among the casualties due to the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Medical sources revealed that the Israeli occupation army committed major massacres in the cities of Rafah and Deir al-Balah in the past hours, noting that the death toll from the Israeli shelling targeting civilian homes in Deir al-Balah is more than 20, most of them children and women, in a provisional count.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, denied that Palestinian factions are targeting civilians, emphasizing in a press statement, “We do not target civilians.
The incursion into the Gaza Strip was a well-planned operation, and the instructions came from the Qassam Brigade leadership, which ordered an attack on the Gaza Brigade of the occupation army, responsible for all the crimes against our people.
We were surprised that the swollen army collapsed in less than 3 hours, faster than we expected.
He explained that only 1,200 Qassam members entered the enemy’s camps.
He added, Before the attack, the defensive plan was ready and much stronger than the offensive plan.
In response to every action taken by the enemy, we have a plan.
He pointed out that the occupation targets everything in Gaza but failed to harm the military infrastructure.
He defended the goals of the Palestinian factions, saying, “We are fighting for the world to recognize our people’s right to life, like other nations.
How can it be justified that a soldier is dressed in an Israeli military uniform, and then we discover that he holds American or French citizenship?”
