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The death toll in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli offensive has exceeded 18,200 and wounded 49,600The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced this on Monday.
The death toll in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli offensive has exceeded 18,200 and wounded 49,600The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced this on Monday.
The report from the ministry, controlled by the Islamist group Hamas, put the death toll at 18,205. 70% of them are women and children, At least 49,645 people have already been injured.
The Ministry of Health once again warned of the dramatic situation of the health system in the Gaza Strip: almost 300 deaths among medical personnel, more than 300 injured, and bed occupancy at 274% 227 people are in intensive care.
The ministry has increased the number of intensive care beds in the southern Palestinian enclave from 33 to 84, but occupancy remains above 200 percent.
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In this extreme situation, in addition to the casualties of the war, Gaza’s health care system has to deal with an increase in disease: more than 325,000 people suffer from infections, including other diseases such as respiratory diseases.
Medical staff are doing the best they can in the face of medicine shortages, water and fuel shortages or insecurity, he stressed.
The ministry said 137 medical centers were attacked. with 22 hospitals and 52 medical centers, in addition to the more than 100 ambulances that were out of service.
Increasing pressure on health centers in areas where thousands of displaced people are arriving, especially in the south of the sector, a shortage of medical personnel, and the difficulties of humanitarian organizations with support for Gaza’s health system makes the situation worsethe ministry reports.
According to the department, through the Rafah checkpoint, which borders Egypt, 658 patients were evacuated. of which 444 were wounded and 214 with various diseases.
The Israeli non-governmental organization Physicians for Human Rights warned this Monday that these figures do not even reflect 1% of those injured.
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For its part, the Israeli army raised Since Hamas attacked Israel, 433 people have died in its ranks. October 7, of which 104 since the start of the offensive in the Sector on the 27th of the same month.
According to Israeli forces, the number of wounded has reached 1,645 people, 582 of them since the start of the offensive.
The attack by the Islamist group killed about 1,200 people and kidnapped about 240 people and brought them to the Gaza Strip.
The number of internally displaced persons in the Gaza Strip amounts to almost 1.9 million, approximately 80% of the population of about 2.3 million inhabitants.with a serious humanitarian crisis.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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