Gaza: Up to 83 Palestinians were martyred over the past 24 hours due to the Israeli occupation onslaught on Gaza Strip, the local authorities reported on Friday. They said that 554 Gazans were also wounded in the continuing attacks, noting that half of the victims were hit with gunfire and shrapnel as they were seeking to get some of the aid sent into the enclave. Medical teams cannot reach a number of the victims, some buried under rubble, amid ongoing shooting from the occupation forces.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the toll of the Israeli aggression on Gaza since early October 2023 has climbed to 60,332 martyrs and 147,643 wounded. The authorities in their report today added that 53 of the new batch of martyrs fell as they were trying to get some food of the humanitarian supplies sent into the enclave. Also, 400 others were wounded in such desperate bids over the past 24 hours.
With these new casualties, the toll of the food seekers alone climbed to 1,383 martyrs and 9,218 injury cases. The blood shedding has persisted despite the arrival of the US envoy Steve Witkoff in the strip to examine aid provided by a US philanthropic agency. UN reports affirm that the aid sent into the strip is a trickle and very much short of the actual needs for survival nutrition.