By Harun NasrullahLondon, (The Muslim News): Israeli strikes slaughtered at least 53 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, relentlessly targeting besieged neighbourhoods, hungry crowds gathering for aid, and the tents of displaced families. According to reports from medics and official sources, the Israeli army launched deadly strikes on numerous residential neighbourhoods. In the Zikim area northwest of Gaza, five Palestinians waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire. The Israeli army also shelled a civilian gathering in the Shejaiya neighbourhood, killing one woman and injuring others. The Israeli army also arrested several Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Gaza City and blew up their boats.