IOF have intensified their offensive on the Gaza Strip by arbitrarily shelling populated areas along Gaza's northeastern borders, killing 14 Palestinians and injuring 40 others.
Al Mezan fieldworkers reported the firing of over 300 missiles.
This number has been confirmed by the IOF, who have been bombarding populated areas, and industrial and public facilities for the past three days.
At approximately 9.
10am on April 9th, according to Al Mezan investigations, Israeli field artillery shelled a white Mitsubishi near the National Security Base located in Al Masriyeen St.
in Beit Hanoun, followed by 14 missiles fired at the same area, killing a 29-year-old driver from Beit Lahia, Yasser Abu Jarad, and injuring 4 security officials, Fahmi Al Ghazarwi, 26, Fahi Al Amoudi, 19, Khamis Al Efranji, 20, and Ahmad Al Souri, 21, all suffering wounds to the body.
Two residents of Beit Lahia were also injured, one of them Abla Al Masri, 25, wounded in the face and body.
It was reported that Abu Jarad was killed whilst driving security officials to their workplace; his car was fired on upon arrival.
At approximately 9.
55am on the same day, the IOF shelled 27 missiles in eastern Jabalia on the area adjacent to Al Karama St.
near the Customs Building, injuring Ashraf Al Solli, 27 in the leg, and Said Junaid,45, Abdul Karim Junaid, 46, and Shehda Al Ajrami, 22.
They all received body wounds, but Al Ajrami remains in critical condition.
A Pipe Factory located in the same area was bombarded and partially damaged.
It must be highlighted that at around 10.
20pm on April 8th, IOF military helicopters fired three missiles on a group of youth in Western Khan Younis, in the area of the evacuated Neveh Dekalim settlement, killing 6 Palestinians and injuring 7, one of whom is in a serious condition.
The victims are: Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, 28, Mohammad Abdul Hadi, 17, Hassan Al Husaini, 20, Mohammad Al Husaini, 18, Hudhaifa Shbair, 22, and Mohammad Hamdan, 21.
In a separate incident on the same day, at around 1.
40pm, IOF jets shelled a white Citroen on Karama St.
near Al Wafaa Hospital located in Gaza City's Al Shijaya neighborhood, killing Sami Abu Sharia, 24, Mahmoud Ajjor, 20, and injuring Sharif Abu Dayer, 30, who remains in critical condition.
The shelling also hit four pedestrians, one of whom is seriously injured.
At approximately 9pm on April 7th, IOF jets fired two missiles on a red Siat Ronda parked close to what was known as Slaw settlement, killing Eyad Abu Al Einain, 33 and his 5-year-old son.
Also killed were Adel Shaath, 24, Bassan Hussein, 23, Ibrahim Al Aloul, 23, and 6 others were injured, among them a child.
Israeli field artillery in eastern Jabalia resumed shelling on different areas: Al Seifa, Al Shaima, and Fadous in northern Beith Lahia and Al Qalibu, Zamou, and Al Qutbania areas in eastern Beit Hanoun.
In northern districts shelling continued in Abu Safai, Abrabu farm in east Jabalia, and areas of Al Shijaya neighborhood in Gaza City, killing one, injuring 12 and damaging 10 houses.
Further, IOF jets, helicopters and gun ships fired on public and civil facilities in Al Waha area on Beit Lahia beach, the PLO building in north Gaza, the Palestine football stadium, and the helicopter landing strip in the Presidential Compound in Gaza City.
IOF shelling in the northeast of the Gaza Strip continues on hourly basis which has forced families living in the targeted areas to leave their homes.
Residents are terrified, particularly women and children, due to the relentless shelling.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights condemns the open war launched by the IOF on the Gaza Strip and the unjustifiable ongoing offensive on civilians and property.
It confirms that such actions violate international law, most notably the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, which considers random shelling, unjustifiable killing, and targeting of civil facilities as war crimes and is subject to international criminal prosecution.
Thus, Al Mezan calls upon the International Community, in particular the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, to immediately intervene to provide protection to Palestinian civilians and properties in the OPT and uphold international law, most notably the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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