Palestinian death toll rises to 15,899, Gaza Health Ministry informed

Gaza: The Hamas-run health ministry said the Palestinian death toll as a result of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 15,899.

Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Kedra said during a press conference in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Monday that the number of injured people had risen to more than 42,000, while 70 percent of the victims were children and women.

Al-Qedra accused Israel of targeting hospitals and health facilities, noting that it destroyed 56 health institutions, arrested 35 medical personnel and destroyed health facilities in the Gaza Strip, Xinhua news agency reported. Completely disabled the system.

Al-Kedra called on the United Nations and the World Health Organization to protect hospitals and health and humanitarian teams and to provide safe routes for the entry of medical supplies and fuel and the evacuation of the injured.

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas had deliberately embedded itself among civilians so that Gazans would suffer the consequences of “Hamas’ atrocities.” “Our war is against Hamas, against the people of Gaza. No. “We are taking comprehensive measures to minimize harm to civilians who are used by Hamas as shields,” the IDF said in an ex-post on its official account on Monday evening.

Since October 7, Israel has been waging a large-scale war against Hamas after the latter launched unprecedented attacks on Israeli cities.