[News] Israel bombs Gaza from north to south on 200th day of war

[Anti-Imperialist News]

 Israel bombs Gaza from north to south on 200th day of war

The Israeli army has failed to reach any of its strategic goals in Gaza and
has only succeeded in flattening the strip and killing tens of thousands

News Desk <https://thecradle.co/authors/news-desk-9>

APR 23, 2024 -
https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-bombs-gaza-from-north-to-south-on-200th-day-of-war
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Israeli warplanes launched violent airstrikes
<https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/143441> on several areas across the
Gaza Strip on 23 April, as Palestinians marked 200 days of war in the
enclave.

“On the 200th day of Israeli aggression, occupation warships bombed the
beaches of the Al-Zawaida and Deir al-Balah areas in the central Gaza
Strip. Israeli gunboats also fired shells towards Nuseirat Beach in the
central Gaza Strip,” WAFA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Israeli jets also heavily targeted Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on
23 April, as well as areas in the north, including Beit Lahia.

Clashes with the Palestinian resistance in the northern Gaza Strip
<https://thecradle.co/articles/israeli-tanks-roll-into-north-gaza-as-jets-step-up-bombing-of-rafah>
have been ongoing since last week.

On Tuesday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement’s Quds Brigades
launched a barrage of rockets “at Sderot, Niram, and the Gaza envelope in
response to the crimes of the Zionist enemy against our people.”

Gaza’s Government Media Office released an updated toll on 23 April,
marking “200 days of genocidal war.”

According to the toll, there are 41,183 dead Palestinians and missing
persons. The media office says 3,025 massacres have been committed. Of the
dead, 14,778 are children.

“72 percent of the victims are children and women. 17,000 children are
living without one or both parents, and 11,000 injured are in need of
travel for surgery. 10,000 cancer patients are facing death and are in need
of treatment. 1,090,000 people are at risk of infectious diseases due to
displacement,” the media office statement reads.

There are also “$30 billion in preliminary direct losses due to the
genocidal war on Gaza Strip.” Over 200 archeological and heritage sites
have been destroyed as a result of Israeli bombing
<https://thecradle.co/articles/dozens-killed-in-israeli-assault-on-central-gaza-refugee-camp>
.

The media office also confirmed that around 75,000 tons of explosives have
been dropped on the Gaza Strip by Israel.

Meanwhile, in the southernmost city of Rafah, over one million Palestinians
remain stranded and under Israeli bombardment. The Israeli army is closing
in on completing
<https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-prepares-rafah-evacuation-with-us-arab-assistance-report>
its plans for an assault on Rafah, the *Wall Street Journal* (WSJ) reported
on 23 April.

Israel claims Rafah is Hamas’ final stronghold – despite the group being
entrenched across several areas of Gaza along with other resistance
factions.
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