The death toll in Gaza has risen to 62,004 as Israel continues its brutal military offensive, targeting civilians across the besieged territory.
Starving aid seekers continue to be the main targets of the Israeli regime’s latest strikes.
Since dawn on Monday, at least 30 Palestinians have died in attacks across the Gaza Strip, 14 of whom were seeking aid.
A medical source confirmed that three Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike on the al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, where journalist Islam al-Koumi was among the casualties.
Four civilians were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on those waiting for aid near Kissufim, east of Deir al-Balah.
In Gaza City and Deir al-Balah, four more Palestinians, including a journalist, lost their lives due to Israeli artillery fire.
Additionally, two Palestinians, including a child, were killed when a tent for displaced persons was hit west of Khan Yunis.
Palestinian officials reported that nearly 30 aid seekers were killed on Monday alone, raising the total number of those killed while awaiting food aid to over 1,960.
Israeli strikes on Gaza City, which has been largely destroyed, intensified as the regime seeks to forcibly displace tens of thousands to the southern areas.
“Israel is using heavy artillery, fighter jets, and drones, destroying what’s left of residential homes,” Al Jazeera reported, calling the scale of destruction profoundly overwhelming.
Many who have been displaced multiple times during the genocidal war are moving again from Gaza City, while some choose to remain. The city was heavily targeted in airstrikes on Sunday, resulting in nearly 60 deaths and further attacks on the few remaining healthcare facilities.
Forced to survive amid ruins and makeshift shelters, many Palestinians express despair over the impossibility of leaving. Displaced man Bilal Abu Sitta lamented, “How am I supposed to even get there? I need nearly $900 to move—I don’t even have a dollar.”
Gaza hospitals have reported five new fatalities, including two children, due to malnutrition, raising the total to 263, with 112 of those being children.
The ongoing genocidal war has claimed over 62,000 civilian lives and left 156,230 others injured.
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