On Saturday, one Palestinian was killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli fire and another was injured. According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of victims of the conflict reached over 69,000.
One Palestinian was killed and another wounded in Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, local doctors said. The Health Ministry, led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, reported earlier that the total number of victims of the Israeli offensive in the enclave had already risen to more than 69,000, most of them civilians. TASR took over the report from the Reuters agency.
- One Palestinian died in a shooting east of Buraj.
- The man who was shot was hit in Khan Júnis in the south.
- The Israeli army did not comment on the incident.
- The offensive in the Gaza Strip has claimed 69,000 lives since October.
- Many victims were found after the ceasefire was declared.
Doctors in the Gaza Strip said the person who died was killed by Israeli fire east of the Buraj refugee camp in the central part of the Palestinian enclave.
A Palestinian shot
Local civil defense officials confirmed that one more Palestinian was shot as a result of an Israeli attack in the western part of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The growing number of victims
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 69,169 Palestinians have died and nearly 171,000 others have been injured since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, according to the AP.
She said the latest increase was attributed to more bodies being found under the rubble since the October 10 ceasefire between the parties, as well as the identification of as-yet-unidentified bodies.
