Israeli occupation forces committed a series of new massacres in the Gaza Strip today, Monday, resulting in the martyrdom of 8 Palestinians and the injury of dozens, at a time when settlement plans aimed at imposing a new demographic reality within the Strip are escalating. Medical sources confirmed that the raids focused on displaced persons' tents and civilian-dense areas, leading to a significant increase in the number of casualties since the early morning hours.
In the Mawasi Khan Yunis area, which the occupation claims are safe zones, a mother and her child were martyred, and several displaced persons were injured due to a raid that directly targeted their tents. Eyewitnesses reported that the shelling caused widespread destruction to citizens' already dilapidated properties, increasing the suffering of families who have been forcibly displaced multiple times since the start of the aggression.
The targeting did not stop there, as an Israeli drone shelled a tent of vacationers on the Mawasi beach west of Khan Yunis, leading to the martyrdom of two Palestinians and the injury of 27 others with varying degrees of wounds. The injured were transferred to Nasser Medical Complex and nearby field hospitals, where medical sources described the condition of some of the wounded as serious due to direct shrapnel.
In the eastern area of Khan Yunis, the occupation army opened fire towards a gathering of civilians near Bani Suhaila roundabout, resulting in the martyrdom of a citizen and the injury of a child who was with him. These attacks come within the framework of a systematic targeting policy against any civilian movement in border areas that the occupation is trying to turn into buffer zones.
In the central Strip, a drone targeted a gathering of citizens on Al-Baraka Street in Deir al-Balah city, leading to the martyrdom of 3 Palestinians, including a child. Local sources reported that the shelling was sudden in a vital area frequented by residents to secure their daily needs, causing a state of extreme panic among passersby.
Northern Gaza Strip was not spared from the aggression, as a young man and a woman were moderately injured after artillery shelling targeted the Al-Salateen area in Beit Lahia town. The occupation artillery continues to randomly shell residential areas, hindering the access of ambulance and civil defense crews to the targeted areas to rescue the injured.
On the ground, the occupation army carried out extensive demolition operations of buildings and residential facilities northeast of Khan Yunis city, where massive explosions were heard shaking the entire area. The demolition operations coincided with intense gunfire and artillery shelling from vehicles stationed in the eastern areas, in an attempt to change the landscape and destroy infrastructure.
Eyewitnesses reported the incursion of Israeli military vehicles into the vicinity of the electricity company in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Strip, where they moved the concrete blocks known as the 'Yellow Line' westward. This field movement aims to expand the security strip controlled by the occupation, reducing the areas available to Palestinians and violating ceasefire understandings.
On the political front, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich revealed the completion of all technical preparations for establishing 3 new settlements inside the Gaza Strip. Smotrich clarified that the Settlement Administration in the Ministry of Defense is only awaiting the green light from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to begin immediate implementation on the ground.
Smotrich, who leads the 'Religious Zionism' party, called for the necessity of completing the occupation of the entire Gaza Strip and definitively resolving the battle against the Hamas movement. He considered that establishing a belt of Jewish settlements inside the Strip is the only guarantee to provide security for the envelope settlements and Sderot city, as he put it.
In a related context, Innovation and Science Minister Gila Gamliel presented a government plan supported by the 'Mossad' agency aimed at displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. The plan relies on what she described as 'voluntary migration,' considering that emptying the Strip of its inhabitants will pave the way for turning it into a major settlement opportunity in the near future.
Field data indicates that the occupation army currently controls about 70% of the Gaza Strip's area and imposes strict restrictions on the movement of citizens in the remaining areas. International concerns are growing that these military and political moves may be a prelude to annexing large parts of the Strip and re-settling it after two decades of withdrawal.
According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Israeli violations since the last ceasefire came into effect have led to the martyrdom of 1045 Palestinians. These figures reflect the extent of ongoing violations, with women and children constituting the largest proportion of victims who fell in the treacherous attacks.
Since October 8, 2023, the total toll of the aggression has reached more than 73,000 martyrs and over 173,000 injured, in addition to the destruction of 90% of the infrastructure. Gaza is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe amid continued shelling, siege, and plans targeting the Palestinian presence in the Strip.
The Settlement Administration, which I head, has completed the preparatory work, and we are ready to establish 3 settlements immediately once we get the green light.
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8 Martyrs in Gaza Raids, Smotrich Declares Readiness to Establish 3 Settlements in the Strip