Nearly 750 people, including 163 children, have died in the West Bank at the hands of the IDF since October 7

MADRID 5 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Nearly 750 people have been killed and more than 6,250 injured in the West Bank and Jerusalem at the hands of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) since the attacks by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on October 7, 2023, they have announced this Friday the health authorities of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

In a statement carried by the WAFA news agency, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 741 Palestinian civilians, including 163 children, were killed by the Israeli Army after intensifying its operations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, after the attacks. of Hamas on October 7, which left some 1,200 dead and some 240 hostages. Furthermore, according to the Palestinian Authority (PA), more than 6,250 people were injured in the same period.

To these figures we must add the 41,802 people who have died and the more than 96,800 who have been injured in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli military offensive, according to the Gaza Foreign Ministry in a report this Friday. The balance would not be complete, since the authorities of the Strip admit that there may be victims among the rubble or in inaccessible areas.

The Gaza front is also joined by others in the region, especially Lebanon, where Israeli forces have intensified their attacks in recent weeks with practically constant bombings, also on the capital, Beirut. The Lebanese government estimates that around 2,000 people have died.