The Palestinian Health Ministry says the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza has risen to 10,818. In its latest update Thursday, the ministry said the figure includes 4,412 children and 2,198 women. The vast majority have been killed in Israeli airstrikes that have pounded the enclave following Hamas’ assault on Israel. An additional 26,905 Palestinians in Gaza have been injured.
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- The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza has reached 10,818, including 4,412 children and 2,198 women. Most of these casualties resulted from Israeli airstrikes. Additionally, 26,905 Palestinians in Gaza have been injured.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about the spread of infectious diseases in Gaza due to contaminated water and limited access to hygiene facilities. Since mid-October 2023, there have been over 33,551 reported cases of diarrhea, with more than half of them occurring in children under the age of five. This is a significant increase compared to previous years. Other reported health issues include cases of scabies, lice, chickenpox, skin rashes, and upper respiratory infections.
- Palestinian officials reported that an Israeli raid in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank resulted in the death of seven Palestinians and the injury of 13 others. Israel described the raid as a “counterterrorism” operation, part of its efforts to combat militancy in the region. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that an ambulance and one of its paramedics were targeted by Israeli forces during the raid, with the paramedic being shot in the back. Gun battles between Palestinian forces and Israeli forces in Jenin were also reported.
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Palestinian Health Ministry says nearly 11,000 killed in Gaza
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The Palestinian Health Ministry says the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza has risen to 10,818.
In its latest update Thursday, the ministry said the figure includes 4,412 children and 2,198 women. The vast majority have been killed in Israeli airstrikes that have pounded the enclave following Hamas’ assault on Israel.
An additional 26,905 Palestinians in Gaza have been injured.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CAUTIONS ABOUT INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN GAZA
The World Health Organization is cautioning about infectious diseases spreading in Gaza from contaminated water and limited access to hygiene facilities.
WHO reported Thursday that since mid-October 2023, over half of the 33,551 reported cases of diarrhea are among children under age five.
The organization said that’s a significant increase compared to an average of 2,000 cases monthly in children under five throughout 2021 and 2022.
Also reported where 8,944 cases of scabies and lice, 1,005 cases of chickenpox, 12,635 cases of skin rash and 54,866 cases of upper respiratory infections.
PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS SAY 7 KILLED IN ISRAELI RAID ON JENIN
Palestinian officials say an Israeli raid into the flashpoint city of Jenin in the northern West Bank has killed seven Palestinians and injured 13.
Thursday’s raid was the latest in a series of stepped-up operations in the West Bank that Israel says it is staging to root out militancy in the territory.
The Israeli military described the raid as a “counterterrorism” operation.
Mustafa Sheta, the manager of a prominent cultural center in the Jenin refugee camp said residents feel “so helpless under this growing pressure, there is nothing we can do.”
The Palestinian Red Crescent said that one of its paramedics, Sabreen Obeidi, had been shot in the back by Israeli forces targeting an ambulance.
The group posted a picture to the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, of an ambulance with a single bullet hole. The armed wing of Fatah released a statement claiming that its forces were still engaging in gun battles with Israeli forces in Jenin.
