The 24th day of the war in Gaza: Israel continued violent sea and air bombardment and the death toll is rising and humanitarian situation is worsening
On Monday, for the 24th day in a row, the Israeli army continued to launch raids, with warplanes, artillery, and gunboats, in various parts of the Gaza Strip, focusing on the north.
Local sources reported to the Palestinian News Agency, that Israeli warplanes bombed several areas in Beit Lahia, Jabalia, and Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, coinciding with the complete disconnection of communications and the Internet from this area.
The Palestinian News Agency added, “The Israeli occupation warplanes, with artillery support, launched a series of violent raids east of Beit Lahia and east of Jabalia, in light of the slow movement of military vehicles in the northeastern area of the Gaza Strip”.
Warplanes launched several raids in the al Nasr neighborhood and al Jala’a Street, northwest of Gaza, and artillery bombed the area east of al Maghazi in the middle of the Strip, and east of Khan Yunis.
As of Sunday evening, 8,005 Palestinians were killed, including 3,324 children, 2,062 women, and 460 elderly people, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, and 116 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank since October 7, according to the official Palestinian news agency.
On the Israeli side, more than 1,400 Israelis were killed and 5,138 were wounded, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health, and keeps 239 prisoners according to the Israeli army, including high-ranking military personnel.
The government media office in the Gaza Strip also announced, on Sunday evening, that the number of journalists who were killed as a result of the war waged by Israel on Gaza since October 7 has risen to 35 journalists.
The office said in a statement on Telegram, “35 journalists…the government media office publishes a list of journalists who were promoted as a result of the ongoing occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip”.
In a related context, the Egyptian Cairo News channel reported, on Sunday evening, that there were Egyptian arrangements to bring 60 various aid trucks into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, Monday.
The Cairo News channel said in urgent news on X, “Egyptian arrangements to bring 60 different aid trucks into the Gaza Strip, Monday,” without further details.
Cairo News added, “Egypt continues its efforts to ensure the continued entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and its increase to meet the needs of Palestinian citizens, as 48 trucks of various aid were entered on Sunday”.
It’s noteworthy that the Palestinian non-governmental Red Crescent reported in two statements on Sunday that it had received 34 trucks containing food and medical supplies that entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing.
Palestinian Red Crescent added, “The number of trucks received has reached 118 trucks so far, while fuel hasn’t been allowed to enter”.
Gaza was receiving about 500 trucks of food and other supplies daily before October 7, including 45 fuel trucks to operate the Strip’s cars, water desalination plants, and bakeries, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that the situation in Gaza was getting more desperate by the hour.
