Despite the release of elderly hostages by Hamas on Monday night, the Gaza health ministry officials reported on Tuesday that at least 200 people were martyred in Israeli strikes in the besieged territory in the last 24 hours, with more than 50 lives lost overnight, as relentless bombing continued in Rafah and Khan Younis areas.
According to the Gaza health ministry officials, at least 200 people have been martyred in Israeli strikes in Gaza in the last 24 hours.
The health ministry also said that more than 18,000 people have been injured since Israel started its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on October 7.
According to Al Jazeera’s Hani Abu Isheba, “This has put hospitals here on the brink of collapse. Hospitals here have never seen this level of injuries before.”
More than two weeks of intense Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip has martyred more than 5,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, and those who have escaped death are facing hunger and struggling to get basic necessities, such as clean water and medicines.
More than 60% of Gaza residents needed food aid even before the latest Israeli bombing campaign started on October 7 in the wake of deadly Hamas attacks inside Israel.
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