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Genocide in Gaza

Israel presses ahead with its bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip, taking the lives of more civilians in the besieged territory. Seven people were killed in airstrikes in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. To the south, the regime fired artillery at the city of Khan Yunis, cutting off electricity to Nasser Hospital. Areas around the hospital have already been a main target of Israeli attacks in recent weeks. The regime launched its war on Gaza in early October. So far, nearly 28,500 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children. Tens of thousands of others have been injured while thousands remain missing. 

Israel Gaza losses

Israel has confirmed more deaths among its forces in battles with Palestinian resistance fighters on the ground in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has announced the loss of three soldiers, including a senior officer in Gaza. It says the deaths were caused by an explosion inside a booby-trapped building. Fifteen more regime troopers were seriously injured in the blast. The latest fatalities push the death toll among Israeli forces to 232 since the start of their ground invasion of Gaza. However, Palestinian sources say the regime undercounts its losses amid fear of the Israeli public anger.

Israel war crimes

Israel’s torture, abuse, and humiliation of Palestinians in its jails has been known for a long time, but now a human rights group has revealed shocking details of the level of indignity they are subjected to. Citing testimonies by released Palestinians, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says Israel brings groups of settlers to prisons to witness the torture of the abductees from Gaza. The Geneva-based group says the regime even allows the settlers to film the abductees on their phones as they are stripped naked and beaten with metal batons and electric sticks. The Euro-Med condemned such acts of brutality as a war crime and crime against humanity, warning that it would fuel hatred and extremism. It’s believed that Israel has abducted some 250 people in Gaza since October 7. Images of some abductees bound and stripped to their underwear have sparked international outcry.