The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip following the October 7 attacks by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has risen. up to more than 30,500as Gaza authorities reported this Monday.
The Gaza Ministry of Health, in a statement published on its Facebook account, stressed that “the balance of Israeli aggression is Since October 7, 30,534 suicide bombers and 71,920 wounded“.
In turn, he clarified that “the Israeli occupation authorities committed thirteen massacres of families in the Gaza Strip.” in the last 24 hours, resulting in 124 martyrs and 210 injured” before warning that an unknown number of victims “They are still under rubble or lying on the roads”.
Funeral of a Palestinian killed after an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters.
“The occupation prevents ambulances and civil defense units from reaching them,” he said, so the death toll could be higher.
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Subsequently, the press service of the Gaza authorities clarified in their Telegram account that among the dead 13,430 childrenincluding 15 people died from malnutritionwhen accounting 7000 missing“70 percent of whom are women and children,” from the beginning “genocidal war”.
He also stated that among the dead were 364 medical workers, 132 journalists and 48 civil defense personnel and emphasized that about 17,000 children “now live without parents or someone else”.
Palestinians hit by Israeli fire await humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters.
Gaza authorities said that 11,000 wounded people “need to travel abroad for medical care” and 10,000 cancer patients “face the risk of death” and 60,000 pregnant women ‘at risk’ due to lack of access to medical care.”
On the other hand, he emphasized that 350 thousand patients with chronic diseases are at risk due to a shortage of medicines, and cases of diseases “as a result of displacement” increased to 700 thousand, including 8000 cases of viral hepatitis.
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In terms of property damage, he reported the total or partial destruction of more than 400 educational centers, 500 mosques, three churches and 360,000 houses.. In addition, 32 hospitals and 53 medical centers were out of service after 155 attacks on “medical facilities” in the Gaza Strip.
Israel launched an offensive against the enclave after Attacks of October 7 Hamas, which left 1200 killed and 240 kidnapped. To this number of victims are added more 400 Palestinians killed in West Bank and East Jerusalem at the hands of Israeli security forces and as a result of settler attacks.