The Israeli offensive in the Strip has killed more than 25,400 people since October 7, according to the Gaza Health Ministry
The Gaza Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas, raised this Tuesday to 25,490 deaths – most of them children and women – the number of victims in the Strip since the Israeli offensive began on October 7, in response to the terrorist attack. against Israeli territory carried out that day by the Islamist militia Hamas, in which more than 1,100 people died, in addition to about 250 who were kidnapped and forcibly taken to the Palestinian enclave.
In the last 24 hours alone, 195 Palestinians have lost their lives in the Mediterranean enclave and 354 have been injured, according to the ministry statement. This figure refers to the victims who have arrived at area hospitals in the last few hours, but authorities estimate that there are many people under the rubble. In fact, there are between 7,000 and 8,000 Palestinians trapped in the ruins of buildings demolished by the Israeli army’s attacks.
According to Hamas, which controls in fact Gaza since 2007 and is considered a terrorist organization by the EU and the US, some 63,350 people have been injured in this Palestinian territory since October 7.
Although the figures are from the Gaza Ministry of Health – this organization has published them in a statement collected by Archyde.com – the UN has validated the death toll published daily by the ministry.
The new balance from the authorities comes after the Israeli army has announced that its troops have completed the siege of the city of Khan Yunis (southern), the second largest in Gaza and the epicenter of its offensive in recent weeks. Israel, which has also claimed to have killed dozens of militants over the past 24 hours, considers the city a Hamas stronghold.