The number of deaths in Gaza from the Israeli offensive exceeds 18,000 and 49,200 injured, according to a report released Monday by the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health.
The latest report from the ministry, monitored by Hamas, puts the death toll at 18,007, 70% of them women and children, and at least 49,229 injured.
In the report, the ministry once again warned of the dramatic situation of the health care system in Gaza, with almost 300 deaths among medical staff, more than 300 injuries and a bed occupancy of 276%, of which 233 are in intensive care.
In this extreme situation, in addition to the victims of the war, Gaza’s healthcare system is dealing with an increase in diseases, with more than 325 people affected by infections, in addition to other diseases such as respiratory diseases.
“Health workers do what they can in the face of a lack of medicine, a shortage of water and fuel or a lack of safety”is mentioned in the report.
More than 50 health centers have not been active since the start of the offensive, mainly 20 hospitals and 46 health centers, while more than 100 ambulances have been taken out of service due to attacks or lack of fuel.
Increasing pressure on health centers in areas where thousands of displaced people are arriving, especially in the south of the Gaza Strip, the lack of medical staff and the difficulties faced by humanitarian organizations in supporting the healthcare system in Gaza are worsening the situation, the ministry said.
The Israeli army, for its part, has increased the number of deaths in its ranks to 430 since Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, including 101 since the offensive in the Gaza Strip began on the 27th of that month.
According to Israeli forces, the number of wounded since the start of the offensive reached 1,593,559.
The Islamist group’s attack left nearly 1,200 dead and about 240 people were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip.
There are almost 1.9 million internally displaced persons in Gaza, approximately 80% of the population of approximately 2.3 million, facing a serious humanitarian crisis.
Source: DN
