GAZA, Oct 26 — The Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 7,028, the Health Ministry in Gaza announced today.
During a press conference, its spokesperson Ashraf al-Qedra said: “The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has reached 7,028, including 2,913 children, 1,709 women, and 397 elderly individuals. In addition, 18,484 citizens have been injured since October 7.”
Anadolu Agency reported him as saying the Israeli forces committed 43 massacres in the past 24 hours, killing 481 people, most of whom were displaced to the south of the Gaza Strip, an area Israel claims to be safe.
“The Israeli occupation intentionally committed 731 massacres against families. We have received 1,650 reports of missing individuals, including 940 children who are still under the rubble,” he continued.
Ashraf added the Israeli forces deliberately targeted 57 healthcare facilities, rendering 12 hospitals and 32 primary care centres out of service, with 101 medics killed in the attacks.
Israel is destroying the healthcare system “by obstinately obstructing the entry of fuel and essential medical supplies.”
Ashraf warned of “an impending healthcare disaster as hospitals are transformed into shelters for tens of thousands of displaced people, all within unhealthy conditions that contribute to the spread of epidemics and infectious diseases.”
Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been running out of food, water, medicine, and fuel, and aid convoys allowed into Gaza have carried only a fraction of what is needed.
— Bernama
