Death toll rises to more than 36,800 and injuries to 83,600 due to Israel’s offensive against the Gaza Strip

June 8 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The toll of victims due to the military offensive launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip after the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions has increased to more than 36,800 dead and 83,600 injured, as reported this Saturday by the authorities of the enclave, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist group.

The Gaza Ministry of Health has pointed out that “the toll of Israeli aggression has increased to 36,801 martyrs and 83,680 wounded”, before specifying that “the Israeli occupation has committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, with 70 dead and 150 injured”.

This balance probably does not include the approximately 80 deaths reported a few hours ago by the Gaza authorities during a wave of Israeli bombings on the center of the enclave in the middle of a large ground operation that has rescued four hostages alive from the militias. Palestinians since last October 7.

Likewise, he stressed that there are an undetermined number of victims “under the rubble and on the roads”, without their bodies having been able to be recovered. The Gaza authorities have put the missing persons at nearly 10,000, which is why the ministry has asked the relatives of the deceased and the missing to “complete their details” by registering through a link with the aim of “completing all the details.” in the records of the Ministry of Health”.

The Israeli Army has increased its bombings against Rafah in recent weeks and launched an offensive against the city on May 6, initially focused on the eastern part of the city and later extended to its central area, including the capture of the Palestinian side of the passage with Egypt, which meant the suspension of humanitarian operations through the border crossing.

The offensive was unleashed shortly after Israel rejected a ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar that had been backed by Hamas. Tensions have been on the rise since then due to the intensification of the Israeli offensive despite international calls and an order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stop its attacks.