The top of the Gaza Authorities Info Workplace instructed a information convention that the our bodies of 76 % of the Palestinians killed within the battle have been recovered and dropped at medical centres. Nonetheless, a minimum of 14,222 persons are nonetheless believed to be trapped beneath the rubble or in areas inaccessible to rescuers.
Talking at Gaza Metropolis’s al-Shifa Hospital, Salama Maarouf instructed reporters that among the many demise toll are 17,881 kids, together with 214 new child infants.
“Greater than 2 million individuals have been forcibly displaced, some greater than 25 occasions, beneath dire situations missing primary companies,” the official added, noting that 111,588 individuals have additionally been injured.
The up to date numbers come amid the delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that final month halted, a minimum of briefly, 15 months of genocide within the enclave, which adopted the assault by Hamas on southern Israel in October 2023 that noticed the armed group kill about 1,200 and take 250 individuals again to Gaza as captives.
The pause in combating, set to proceed till a minimum of early March, has given room for Palestinian rescuers to achieve components of Gaza they might not attain earlier than.
Maarouf additionally stated the heavy toll on well being, humanitarian and media staff within the enclave. Not less than 1,155 medical personnel, 205 journalists and 194 civil defence staff are reported to have been killed throughout Israel’s onslaught.
The injury finished to the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s aggression since October 2023 is estimated at greater than $50 billion, in line with Gaza’s authorities.
“The injury finished by fight operations is preliminarily estimated at greater than $50 billion, the struggle has affected all spheres of life in Gaza,” they stated in an announcement posted on Telegram.
Gaza residents should restore not solely housing, but in addition medical institutions, faculties and universities, in addition to non secular amenities and utilities methods, they added.
