Jul 27. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The death toll from the military offensive launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip following the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions against Israeli territory has exceeded 39,250, Gazan authorities, controlled by the Islamist group, reported on Saturday.
The Gazan Ministry of Health said in a statement posted on social media that the offensive has so far left 39,258 dead and 90,589 wounded, before pointing out that “the Israeli occupation has committed four massacres against families in Gaza” during the last day, with a balance of 41 “martyrs” and 103 wounded.
This toll does not include the latest victims of Israeli attacks in Deir al-Bala, where at least 30 people have been killed and around 100 injured.
The Ministry of Health, as it has done on other occasions, has indicated that “there are several victims under the rubble and on the roads,” before adding that “ambulance and civil defense teams cannot reach them.”
Gazan authorities have said that around 10,000 people are missing, so the death toll could be much higher than officially announced.
Israel launched its offensive against the Strip following the attacks on October 7, which left nearly 1,200 people dead and some 240 kidnapped. In addition to these casualties, some 590 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in operations by Israeli forces or in attacks by settlers since that date.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 490 people have been killed and more than 1,500 injured in Lebanon as a result of Israeli attacks.
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