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Not a day goes by in the Middle East region without some countries suffering from the scourge of bombing, killing, destruction and displacement, whether in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria or others, and the world follows, denounces and deplores them.
Palestinian media confirmed that an Israeli raid targeted the southeastern area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, noting that an Israeli artillery bombardment targeted the east of the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Cairo News Channel reported that the Palestinian Civil Defense announced that the number of martyrs’ bodies recovered from the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, had risen to 210.
The occupation forces continue to launch hundreds of raids, artillery shelling, and carry out crimes throughout the Gaza Strip, committing bloody massacres against civilians, and carrying out horrific crimes in the areas of incursion, amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation as a result of the siege and the displacement of more than 90% of the population.
The Israeli occupation aircraft destroyed entire residential squares in the Gaza Strip, as part of the comprehensive destruction policy pursued by the occupation in its ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip.
Thousands of martyrs and wounded are still not recovered from under the rubble. Due to the continued bombing and the seriousness of the field conditions, in light of a stifling siege of the Gaza Strip and severe restrictions on the entry of fuel and urgent vital aid to alleviate the catastrophic humanitarian conditions.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health also said that medical staff at the Palestine Medical Complex were dealing with 6 injuries from live bullets, as a result of an attack by occupation forces and settlers on the town of Barqa, east of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.
The Ministry reported, in a press statement, that it had dealt with a serious injury to the chest, and was admitted to the operating room, two moderate injuries to the chest, two moderate injuries to the lower extremities, and one minor injury to the upper extremities.
The settlers attacked the village from the northern and western sides, burned a sheep barn, and tried to burn the house of a Palestinian citizen. They also tried to storm a house in the northern side, and other houses in the western side of the village, and fired live bullets at the residents.
The occupation forces stormed the village to provide protection for the settlers, and fired bullets, stun grenades, and toxic tear gas at the residents and prevented them from putting out the fire. They also prevented civil defense crews from reaching the place, while settlers attacked the citizens who were able to reach the fire and surrounded them.
The village of Barqa is subjected to repeated raids by settlers, under the protection of the occupation forces, during which live bullets are fired at residents and attacks on their property.
In the same regard, the Israeli army announced the downing of an Israeli Air Force drone after it was targeted by a surface-to-air missile in Lebanese airspace. The Israeli army confirmed that the incident is still under investigation.
On the other hand, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, affiliated with the Russian army, Yuri Popov, said that the aircraft of the international coalition led by the United States violated Syrian airspace in the Al-Tanf area 12 times during the past 24 hours.
According to a press statement reported by the Russian "TASS" news agency, Popov warned that the international coalition aircraft continue to create a dangerous situation that may cause air accidents and escalate the situation in Syrian airspace.
He explained that 3 pairs of coalition F-15 aircraft, a pair of Rafale fighter aircraft, in addition to two pairs of A-10 Thunderbolt attack bombers, violated Syrian airspace in the Al-Tanf area, through which international airlines pass, 12 times. During the past day.
The Russian military official added that 3 violations of the deconfliction protocols concluded on December 9, 2019, related to air sorties carried out by drones of the US-led coalition in Syria during the past 24 hours, were also reported.