According to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, more than 15,500 people have died in Gaza since October 7
The Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7 after the attack by Hamas militants against Israel that claimed more than 1,200 lives, has caused the deaths of more than 15,500 people in the Gaza Strip. According to Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidreh, the Israeli army has killed 15,523 Palestinians since then at the hands of Hamas – an organization designated as terrorist by the EU and the United States that has de facto controlled the enclave since 2007 41,316 injured, France Presse reports.
In the last few hours, the number of deaths in the Palestinian enclave rose to 316. Earlier, in the morning, the number in the last 24 hours had exceeded 700, according to a spokesman for the local government in the hands of Hamas, in statements to the Al Jazeera Network.
In recent hours, Israeli forces north and south have attacked hundreds of what they consider to be “military targets” in the Gaza Strip. About 1.7 million of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents now live in the southern part, one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, the Jabalia refugee camp (north) is among the areas that have been attacked by Israeli aircraft in the last few hours. According to him, several people were killed and dozens injured in the Israeli attack on the camp, which had already been bombed on other occasions (he did not give a number). Images from Qatari television Al Jazeera show a column of smoke in the field and a group of people, including a child, covered in gray dust among the building rubble.