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Israeli attacks across Gaza on Nakba Day, at least 115 killed


May 15 was Nakba or Catastrophe Day. It is the day of the great catastrophe that befell the Palestinians 77 years ago and the loss of their homes. The Palestinians still carry that painful memory. That oppression and occupation still haunt them. That is why Palestinians around the world celebrate this day.

On the 77th anniversary of Nakba Day, Israeli forces carried out heavy attacks across the Gaza Strip in Palestine on Thursday. At least 115 people were killed in these attacks. Most of the victims were women and children.

Local officials said that at least 61 people were killed in the attack carried out in the Khan Yunis area of ​​southern Gaza early yesterday. At least 15 more people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Tawbah medical center in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Several others were injured in the attack, the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry reported.

The Health Ministry reported that at least three hospitals across Gaza have been temporarily closed due to Israeli airstrikes. These include the Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, the Indonesian Hospital in Khan Yunis and the European Hospital.

Al Jazeera's Tareq Al-Ajoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah in Gaza, said: "This is another bloody day for Gazans. Israeli forces have also carried out indiscriminate airstrikes on residential areas. At least nine homes in Khan Yunis were hit without warning.

In a statement, Hamas said that talks are underway between Hamas and Israel on an indirect ceasefire in Doha, mediated by the US delegation and Qatar and Egypt. In the meantime, Israeli forces are acting with desperation.

On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian independence armed group Hamas launched an attack on Israeli soil. An estimated 1,139 people were killed and more than 200 people were taken hostage and taken to Gaza. In response, Israel began an indiscriminate attack on Gaza that day.

According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, at least 53,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Strip so far. Most of the dead are women and children. 119,919 have been injured.

However, the Gaza government media office said the death toll had exceeded 61,700. It said thousands of people missing under the rubble were presumed dead.

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