Israel’s military offensive against the Gaza Strip already leaves more than 37,100 Palestinians dead

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Gazan authorities report 40 dead and more than 200 injured by Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours

June 10 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The military offensive launched by the Israeli Army against the Gaza Strip after the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions has already left more than 37,100 dead, according to what the Gaza authorities reported this Monday. enclave, controlled by the Islamist group.

The Gaza Ministry of Health has stated in a statement that to date 37,124 “martyrs” and 84,712 wounded have been confirmed, including 40 fatalities and 218 wounded in five “massacres” committed by the Israeli Army during the last 24 hours.

In addition, he has said that there are an undetermined number of victims “under the rubble and on the roads”, without their bodies having been recovered. The Gazan authorities have put the missing persons at nearly 10,000, which is why they have asked the relatives of the deceased and the missing to “complete their data” by registering through a link with the aim of completing the official data.

For its part, the Israeli Army has announced the death of several members of the Nujba force, the elite unit of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), in the framework of a series of bombings carried out during the last hours in the center of the Gaza Strip, within the framework of the offensive unleashed after the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Palestinian Islamist group.

“During the last few hours, the Air Force, under the direction of the forces of the 98th Division, have attacked Hamas terrorists, some of whom belonged to the Nujba force, in the central area of ​​the Gaza Strip,” he said. the Army in a statement on its website, before pointing out that fighter jets have also attacked “underground terrorist infrastructure” in the Deir al Balá area, also in the center of the enclave.

Finally, he added that a “combat team” has carried out a raid on “military buildings” in this same area of ​​Gaza and has destroyed “tunnels” and “underground infrastructure” in this area. Finally, he has claimed to have “eliminated” “terrorists” within the framework of the offensive against Rafah, located in the south of Gaza, on the border with Egypt.