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Jerusalem, Oct 29 (EFE).- The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli bombings since the war with Hamas began on October 7 has increased to at least 8,005, the Ministry of Health reported this Sunday. gazati.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qudra said in a press conference that among the deceased there are at least 3,342 minors, 2,062 women and 460 elderly people.
He added that since the start of the war, at least 25 ambulances have been destroyed inside the Strip, controlled de facto by the Islamist group Hamas, and 57 health institutions have been the target of attacks.
Al Qudra reiterated calls for humanitarian aid to enter the enclave through the Rafah crossing, bordering Egypt.
The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) reported this Sunday the invasion of thousands of people into the organization’s warehouses and distribution centers in central and southern Gaza and stated that supplies stored there have been taken.
UNRWA highlighted in its note that the massive displacement of people from the north to the south of the Strip has put “enormous pressure” on communities in the southern part, adding further burden to already deteriorating public services.
The UN agency has been in charge of managing the reception and storage of the aid that has entered the Palestinian enclave through Rafah in the last week – some 80 trucks with assistance – and indicated that no convoy could enter on Saturday due to the telecommunications cutoff in Gaza.
On the twenty-third day of war, the Israeli Army sent more troops to Gaza this Sunday to continue the expansion of ground activity in the enclave, which began on Friday with the deployment of tanks.
Israel and Hamas have been locked in a war since October 7, after the Palestinian Islamist group attacked Israeli territory, leaving 1,400 dead, some 5,400 injured and taking 230 hostages to Gaza.
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