According to the latest data of local authorities and international organizations, there is a dramatic increase in victims and calls for help strongly.
More than 60,000 Palestinians died during the more than 21 months of War of Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. This was announced on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health. According to reports of AP, AFP, and al-Jazeera stations, TASR reports this.
“The number of victims of Israeli aggression has risen from 60,034 martyrs and 145,870 injured from 7 October 2023,” the ministry said in its statement.
Struggles and displacement
The war in the Gaza Strip broke out after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. He then started with his military offensive in this Palestinian enclave, which is almost destroyed after less than two years of fighting and warns humanitarian organizations from the famine in this area. Almost all the inhabitants of enclave were displaced at least once during this war.
The ministry did not indicate how many victims are civilians and how many militants. However, he claims that about half of the victims are women and children.
The growing number of victims
Over the past 24 hours, 113 people died in Israeli attacks and 637 suffered injuries. 22 people were killed at the distribution of aid, Sky News reports. “The number of victims remains under the ruins and on the streets, as rescuers and civil defense units cannot currently reach them,” the Ministry of Health added.
Threat of famine
In recent weeks, international pressure on Israel is increasing to allow humanitarian organizations to import and distribute food aid in the Gaza Strip. Initiative Integrated Classification of Food Security phases (IPC) supported by the UN on Tuesday pointed out that the worst possible famine scenario is currently taking place in the Gaza Strip. According to the latest evaluation of experts, it will not be sufficient to throw help from the air to reverse the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
IPC pointed out that the number of deaths of young children is increasing due to hunger. From April to mid-July, more than 20,000 children were admitted to the treatment of acute malnutrition, of which 3,000 were seriously malnourished. Children under five years of age die from hunger – from 17 July they reported at least 16 such deaths.
