The Palestinian demise toll from indiscriminate Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip has hit 2,750, 1 / 4 of them youngsters, the Health Ministry confirmed Monday.
The variety of wounded has climbed to 9,700, whereas over 1,000 individuals are believed to be trapped underneath the rubble, in keeping with rescuers.
In a earlier assertion, it mentioned over 750 youngsters have been among the many folks killed within the Israeli assaults.
Health authorities additionally mentioned there have been 58 fatalities within the occupied West Bank, together with a minimum of 1,250 accidents.
More than 1,000 folks have been buried underneath rubble within the Gaza Strip in the course of the Israeli military’s bombardment, in keeping with Palestinian sources.
There have been injured and lifeless amongst them, the civil protection authorities within the Gaza Strip mentioned Sunday. Many of these affected have been rescued alive from underneath the rubble of destroyed buildings 24 hours after the bombings, it added.
Last weekend, in a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, Israeli forces launched an enormous bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in response to a shock incursion of Israeli territories by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
Hamas mentioned it carried out Operation Al-Aqsa Flood in opposition to Israel in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and Israeli settlers’ rising violence in opposition to Palestinians.
The Israeli navy has launched Operation Swords of Iron in opposition to Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip.
Source: www.dailysabah.com