The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Thursday that since October 7 last year Gaza But Israeli aggression i Persons killed The number has exceeded 40 thousand.
The Ministry of Health of Gaza said that in Israel’s 11-month offensive, more than 100,000 people have been injured, while more than 85 percent of the population has been displaced.
These figures have come at a time when pressure is increasing from several countries and international mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel says Hamas has not released 111 of the prisoners, including the bodies of 39 Israelis.
Health officials in Gaza said they faced difficulties in fully identifying dead Palestinians because the count was compiled in hospitals and morgues filled with corpses during the chaos of constant bombing and displacement.
In the latest detailed report released on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that so far 40,500 Palestinians have lost their lives as a result of Israeli aggression.
Health officials and civil defense workers say the actual number could be many times higher because many bodies are buried under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
Israel’s air and ground operations in Gaza are among the most destructive military campaigns in recent history.
Bombing and shelling wiped out entire Palestinian families.
Scenes of destruction after an Israeli attack on a school used as a shelter in Gaza on August 10, 2024 (AFP)
Cemeteries are often inaccessible, and families who survive Israeli airstrikes bury their dead wherever possible, including in yards, roadsides, and under the stairs of their homes.
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Israeli forces have regularly targeted mosques, schools, hospitals and even cemeteries where it claims militants or tunnels are located, often causing civilian deaths.
329 Israeli soldiers have also been killed in this battle. The Israeli military claims that 15,000 Hamas fighters are among those killed in Gaza, but has not provided any evidence.
About 85 percent of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced from their homes, moving repeatedly from one area to another to escape ground attacks.
Israeli aggression has created a massive humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
According to the latest report by the World Hunger Agency, the entire Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine, and more than 4,95,000 people, more than a fifth of the population, are expected to face extreme levels of hunger in the coming months. will
According to an analysis of satellite data by war damage experts Corey Scher and Jimen van den Hoek, 59 percent of all structures in Gaza had been severely damaged or completely destroyed by the Israeli attack as of July 3. , including 70 percent of buildings in northern Gaza.
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2024-08-16 08:06:51