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Death toll from Israeli offensive on Gaza rises to 37,396 martyrs

Published: 19 Jun 2024 - 03:03 pm | Last Updated: 19 Jun 2024 - 03:15 pm
Emad Abu Hamad and his family are pictured in Bani Suhaila town in eastern Khan Younis city in the south of Gaza, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Emad Abu Hamad and his family are pictured in Bani Suhaila town in eastern Khan Younis city in the south of Gaza, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

QNA

Gaza: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli occupation's aggression against the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has risen to 37,396 martyrs, most of whom are women and children.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry added that the injuries rose to 85,523, while several victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, with ambulance crews not able to reach them.

The ministry said that the Israeli occupation committed three massacres in the past 24 hours against families in the Gaza Strip, leading to the death of 24 Palestinians and the injury of 71 others

The unprecedented Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip via sea, land, and air continues for the 257th consecutive day, claiming the lives of tens of thousands, injuring huge numbers of unarmed civilians, and causing massive destruction of infrastructure, facilities, and vital installations, which in turn leads to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe amid a lack of food, water, medicine and fuel.