Israel committed 6 massacres in areas claimed to be 'safe' in 3 days, killing 31 people

By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army committed six massacres within three days by forcibly pushing people to areas that were claimed to be "safe" in Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip, and then bombing them, resulting in the death of 31 people, the Gaza government's media office said on Thursday.

“The genocidal war against civilians, children, and women in the Gaza Strip will remain a stain on humanity and all the world who witnessed these crimes and remained inactive to put an end to this immoral genocide war,” the office said in a statement.

The office urged the international community “to put an end to the comprehensive genocidal war by the Israeli occupation army in the Palestinian enclave.”

The Israeli army airdrops leaflets, urging people to evacuate to so-called “safe” areas.

Israel has launched air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 22,313 Palestinians have since been killed and 57,296 others injured, according to Gaza’s health authorities, while nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack.

The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicines.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio​​​​​​​