Terrible toll in Gaza… Extent of destruction revealed

A notable statement came as Israel’s attacks on Gaza continued. The press office of the Gaza Strip government issued a written statement on the situation in the region and announced that 41,030 houses were completely destroyed and 222,120 houses were partially destroyed in Israel’s continuous attacks for 37 days. .

During the attacks, 92 government buildings were severely damaged, 241 schools were damaged, and 61 of them were reported to be unusable and out of service.

In the attacks, which also damaged places of worship, 70 mosques were completely destroyed, 153 mosques were partially destroyed and 3 churches were attacked.

Direct damage to agriculture resulting from attacks that have continued for more than a month is estimated at $180 million.

Israel destroyed more than 25 percent of approximately 45 thousand decares of agricultural land with bulldozers, uprooting fruit trees and destroying livestock, poultry and fish, which are the people’s source of income.

HEALTH TEAMS TRY TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR FUNCTIONS

The statement noted that medical teams and government officials continued to carry out their duties despite the attacks, and that they would continue to support the Palestinian people despite the seriousness of the situation on the ground, the attacks and the massacres.

The statement calls on the countries of the free world to “prevent these crimes by Israel, to immediately stop these attacks that continue to bomb hospitals and homes and destroy them on the heads of their inhabitants, and these crimes against international law.”

The statement stated that the continuation of these massacres means that Israel continues these actions with international approval, and emphasized that history will not forget what happened in Palestine.

The statement also called for the Rafah border gate, located on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, to be opened immediately and permanently to provide a safe passage through which aid and medical supplies can flow.

LATEST SITUATION IN GAZA

While Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on the morning of October 7, claiming that Israel was “responding to its continued violations against the Palestinians and their sacred values, especially the Masjid al-Aqsa”, the Israeli army also launched intense airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. The bombing began.

Israel announced that 1,200 Israelis, including 361 soldiers, have been killed and 5,132 people injured since October 7, 43 of them in clashes inside the Gaza Strip.

According to Israel, there are 239 Israeli prisoners held by the Qassam Brigades.

According to the Gaza government, the death toll exceeded 11,180, of which at least 4,609 were children and 3,100 were women.

In the West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers killed 186 Palestinians.

The Israeli army attacked the campuses or main buildings of dozens of Gaza hospitals, where tens of thousands of wounded and civilians took refuge, to force their evacuation. Hundreds of people were killed and injured in the attacks.

In clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, 73 Hezbollah members and 4 Israeli soldiers were killed. (AA)