In pictures: No Christmas respite in Gaza as Israel kills and wounds 750
Israel kills 250 Palestinians and wounds 500 others in 24 hours, Palestinian Health Ministry says, as Pope Francis issues strongly worded message on Christmas, saying children dying in wars, including in Gaza, were "little Jesuses of today".
Palestinians attend funeral held at Al Aqsa Hospital during Christmas Day after Israeli strike killed at least 70 Palestinians. / Photo: AA
Besieged Palestinians in Gaza have welcomed Christmas Day with more Israel strikes that killed at least 250 Palestinians and wounded 500 others across the blockaded Palestinian enclave in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said medical teams are unable to treat all of the wounded arriving at the hospitals while noting they are dealing with types of injuries they have not seen in previous wars.
He added that the bed occupancy rate at operational hospitals in southern Gaza stands at 350 percent. Al-Qudra also noted that the humanitarian and medical aid arriving in Gaza does not meet the needs of the hospitals.
Here are some heartbreaking images from Gaza👇
Palestinians bid farewell to their killed relatives during the funeral held at Al Aqsa Hospital.
Palestinians mourn as they attend the funeral held at Al Aqsa Hospital for 70 people killed in Israeli strike.
The Israeli brutal attack took place on the eve of Christmas and hit a civilian residential area in Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al Balah.
Search and rescue efforts for those trapped under rubble continue after Israeli strike.
A man carries the body of a child after an Israeli strike hit a civil residential area in Al Maghazi refugee camp.
Palestinians look for people buried under the rubble during Christmas Day.
Bodies trapped under rubble after Israeli strike on the refugee camp.
Palestinian mother in Rafah tends to her 1-week-old baby in a tent amid Israeli attacks on Christmas Day.
Palestinian families prepare a meal on an empty land, where they set up makeshift tents, in Rafah on Christmas Day.
Palestinians in Rafah, where many of the displaced are, struggle as they live in makeshift tents during Christmas amid Israeli attacks on the blockaded enclave.
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