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For the fifth day Gaza under attack; Death toll reached 390, while in the West Bank the Israeli army kidnaps 22 Palestinian civilians. These stories and more coming up. Stay tuned.

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll by Wednesday midday stands at 390 due to the Israeli attack on the coastal region.

According to the Ministry, at least 1,884 Palestinians have been injured by the ongoing Israeli shelling. Among those injured are 300 in critical condition.

Local sources reported that the Israeli shelling continued on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Targets included ambulance crews and civilian homes.

The Ministry of Health said among those killed on Wednesday at dawn, was Dr Iyhab Al-Madhom and medic Mahmoud Abu Hassira. The Ministry said that the two were aiding injured people during shelling targeting Gaza City, when an Israeli unmanned plane fired directly at them.

Among the civilian targets that were shelled on Wednesday at dawn, was the oxygen refilling plant which is used by local hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army started its attacks on Gaza on Saturday midday, which is only days after the six-month long Egyptian mediated ceasefire between Hamas, which controls the Gaza strip, and Israel finished.

In response to the Israeli attacks, the Palestinian deferent resistance groups continued to fire home-made shells into Israeli towns located near the Gaza-Israel borders.

Israeli sources reported that at least 50 home made shells landed in different areas in northern Israel; damage was reported but no injuries.

Meanwhile in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources reported that the Israeli army kidnapped 22 Palestinian civilians from the central West Bank city of Ramallah and the Southern West Bank city of Bethlehem during pre-dawn attacks on Wednesday.

In Ramallah Israeli troops kidnapped four civilians during house-to-house-searches targeting Al Jalazon refugee camp located in the Northern part of the city.

ِِAnother Israeli force attacked several parts of Bethlehem City and nearby Al Khader and Hussan villages and kidnapped 18 civilians, local sources reported.

Conclusion

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