[News] Israeli occupation army executes 137 civilians in Gaza

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Israeli occupation army executes 137 civilians in Gaza

Sunday 24-December-2023
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GAZA, (PIC)

The Government Media Office (GMO) revealed that the Israeli occupation army
committed field execution crimes against 137 Palestinian civilians in the
governorates of Gaza and the north.

The GMO Director-General, Ismail Thawabteh, said in a press conference on
Saturday evening that he received testimonies about the Israeli occupation
army establishing detention camps east of Gaza City, where large pits were
dug and dozens of Palestinian citizens were placed alive, and then they
were shot dead in cold-blood before being buried using army bulldozers.

He confirmed that these crimes were repeated in Gaza and the north by
executing dozens of civilians in front of their families. The occupation
soldiers also executed pregnant women who were on their way to Al-Awda
Hospital in northern Gaza, raising white flags, but the soldiers shot them
at close range and then bulldozed them.

He added that they will later reveal field execution crimes committed by
the Israeli occupation army against dozens of those who were arrested and
buried in mass graves.

In addition to these crimes, which make one’s blood run cold and which are
part of the genocide being carried out by the occupation army, Thawabteh
said that the Israeli occupation army also completed today the killing of
journalist number 100 within the framework of its brutal war on the Gaza
Strip, and on journalists and media personnel, whom he also destroyed
dozens of their headquarters and media institutions.

He pointed out that 78 days have passed since the genocide war, during
which the occupation army committed 1,720 massacres, resulting in 27,258
martyrs and missing persons, including 20,258 martyrs who reached
hospitals. The martyrs include 8,200 children, 6,200 women, 310 medical
personnel, 35 civil defense crews, and 100 journalists, he added.

The GMO head said that 7,000 civilians are still missing, either under the
rubble or their fate is still unknown, and 70% of them are children and
women.

He confirmed that the number of injured has risen to 53,688, while the
number of arrests carried out by the occupation army during this aggressive
war has been estimated at more than 2,600 so far, including 40 medical
personnel and 8 journalists.

Thawabteh reviewed the suffering of 1.8 million displaced Palestinians
living in extremely difficult conditions in hundreds of displacement and
shelter centers.

He pointed out that there are 355 documented cases that have become
infected with infectious diseases as a result of displacement.

Regarding the destruction operations, the GMO official confirmed that the
occupation destroyed 126 government headquarters, 92 schools and
universities that are completely out of service, and 285 schools and
universities that were partially damaged. The occupation army also
completely destroyed 115 mosques, and 200 mosques were partially
demolished, in addition to 3 damaging churches.

Regarding the damage to residential units, the Office director said that
the occupation forces demolished 55,000 housing units completely, and
258,000 others partially, with a total of 313,000 housing units.

Regarding hospitals, the Israeli occupation forces targeted more than 23
hospitals and put them out of service, and also put 53 health centers out
of service, while the health services in 140 clinics were affected, he
said, adding that 102 ambulances were completely damaged.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Saturday evening the
martyrdom of 201 Palestinians and the injury of 368 in the Gaza Strip
during the past 24 hours as a result of the Israeli aggression.

Since October 7th, the Israeli occupation forces have continued to launch
thousands of bloody attacks by air, land, and sea on the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry of Health has previously confirmed that more than 70% of the
victims are children and women.

These large numbers of martyrs, injured, missing, and displaced people
require a radical solution to end their ongoing suffering, and they all
need urgent assistance and supplies, the ministry said, adding that it is
the duty of all international institutions to fulfill their
responsibilities immediately.
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