The number of martyrs rose to more than 28 thousand, and the occupation forces committed 16 massacres in the besieged Strip. The body of the Palestinian girl Hind Rajab (6 years old) and five members of her family were found 12 days after losing contact with her.

Two Palestinian police officers were martyred in an Israeli air strike that targeted their vehicle in the Brazil neighborhood, south of Rafah. Israel launched a number of raids on Rafah, and medical sources in Gaza reported that the number ofmartyrs had risen to 42 martyrs since dawn today.