Death Toll from Israeli Attacks in Gaza Since Oct. 7 Rises to 21,672

Gaza, MINA – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli army’s ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has risen to 21,672, with 56,165 others injured, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Saturday.

The ministry said in a statement that “the Israeli occupation committed 14 massacres during the past 24 hours, which led to the death of 165 Palestinians and the injury of 250 others.”

About 70% of the victims are children and women, the ministry added, Anadolu Agency reported.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

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The onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with at least 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicines.(T/R3/RE1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)