Israeli strikes in Gaza kill nearly 29,200 people
- February 20, 2024
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Figure dead in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks increased to almost 29 thousand 200and the number of victims exceeds 69 thousand, most of them children and
Figure dead in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks increased to almost 29 thousand 200and the number of victims exceeds 69 thousand, most of them children and womenwhile the situation at Nasser Hospital, the most important in the south of the sector, remains “catastrophic” after the Israeli army invasion.
“Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation carried out nine mass killings of families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 103 people dead and 142 injured,” Gaza’s Ministry of Health said.
Thus, the total casualties during the 137 days of the war were “29,195 killed and 69,170 wounded.”
In addition, some 7 thousand disappeared under the rubble and other points inaccessible to ambulances in the Palestinian enclave, the ministry added.
Israel has turned Nasser Hospital into its “military headquarters”
On the other hand, the situation at Nasser Hospital, located in Khan Yunis and the most important in the south of the sector, “has surpassed the catastrophe and poses a direct threat to the lives of staff and patients” after the Israeli army converted the medical center into a “military barracks”, indicated same source.
After 25 days of siege, the Israeli army entered the medical center on February 15 in what they described as “precision” military operations.
As a result, the hospital did not work.Yesin electricity, drinking water, medicinesbaby milk, food or garbage and biological waste evacuation system.
At least 8 patients have died
This led to the death of at least eight patients who were in intensive care and required an uninterrupted supply of oxygen.
The World Health Organization, which was able to gain access to the hospital on Sunday and Monday, evacuated 32 patients, including two children, to other medical centers in the Gaza Strip and said the situation in Nasser was “indescribable.”
“About 130 patients and at least 15 doctors and nurses remain in the hospital,” UN agency spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a news conference.
Gaza Strip hospitals turned into battlefields and targets of attacks
During the more than four months of conflict, Gaza’s hospitals have often been the main battlefield and target of attacks, with many, especially in the north of the strip, forced to cease operations due to destruction of facilities or lack of fuel and supplies.
Israel justifies its incursions into civilian areas by arguing that they are being used by Hamas for military operations.
On Saturday, Israeli troops announced the arrest of 100 people.suspects terrorist activities at Nasser Hospital,” but the Gaza Ministry of Health assured that many of them These were medical workers who were subjected to interrogation and “harsh and inhumane conditions.”
Israel prepares ground raid on Rafah
The Israeli army is expected to end its operation in Khan Yunis soon but is preparing for a ground invasion in Rafah, where 1.4 million displaced civilians have huddled together to survive in the midst of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
In recent weeks, Israel has withdrawn its reserve brigades from the strip (the last of them operating in Khan Yunis) to give them a respite before they are likely to be called back either to return to Gaza or to support the escalating conflict. north of the country against Lebanese militias. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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