Six Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli shelling of the central and southern Gaza Strip on Friday morning. According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), the bodies of five civilians were recovered following an Israeli artillery shelling of a house in the Mawasi area in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. One more civilian was martyred and others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of the Strip. The Israeli occupations aggression on the Gaza Strip, by land, sea and air, since Oct. 7, 2023, has so far resulted in the martyrdom of 41,118 civilians, mostly children and women, and the injury of 95,125 others. Thousands of victims remain missing; either buried under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as rescue teams face tremendous difficulties in reaching them due to the continued Israeli attacks and the massive amount of debris. Source: Qatar News Agency
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