Gazan authorities say that “70% of the victims are children, women and the elderly” and put the number missing under the rubble at 1,400.
The toll of victims of the bombings carried out by the Israeli Army against the Gaza Strip after the attacks carried out on August 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) against Israeli territory has increased to more than 4,100 dead and 13,000 injured, according to the authorities of the enclave, controlled by the Islamist group.
The spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, Ashraf al Qidra, pointed out that “the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip has left 4,137 citizens dead and 13,162 injured to various degrees,” before detailing that during the attacks carried out on Thursday more than 350 people, while about 670 were injured. Among the dead are 46 health workers.
Likewise, he stated that “70 percent of the victims of Israeli aggression are children, women and the elderly,” while indicating that the Gazan authorities have reports on the existence of nearly 1,400 missing people in the rubble, including They are 720 children, according to a statement published by the Gaza Ministry of Health on its account on the social network Facebook.
Al Qidra has also condemned the “horrible massacre” perpetrated in the bombing of a Greek Orthodox church in the enclave, an event that resulted in 18 deaths, and has detailed that this incident “has led to the mixing of the blood of Christian families and Muslims who were seeking protection and escape from the bombings. The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has also “firmly” condemned the attack and stressed that “it is a war crime that cannot be ignored.”
On the other hand, the spokesman for the Gazan Ministry of Health stated that seven hospitals and 21 health centers have had to suspend their activities due to lack of fuel and Israeli attacks, before asking the international community to “stop violations against the personnel and health institutions” and “accelerate the delivery of medical supplies and fuel to hospitals.”
“Israeli aggression continues, causing the displacement of thousands of people and obstructing their access to hospitals, which poses a threat to their lives,” he warned, amid efforts to introduce aid to the Strip through the crossing. Rafá, on the border with Egypt.
The enclave is also subject to a total siege by Israel following attacks by Hamas, backed by Islamic Jihad, which left nearly 1,400 dead and more than 200 kidnapped and forcibly transferred to Gaza, according to authorities. Israelis. The Israeli Army is considering the possibility of launching a ground operation in the enclave.
