At least 56 people killed in Israeli attacks on aid centres in 48 hours: Gaza government
The Israeli military has carried out five separate attacks on aid distribution centres in the past 48 hours in the Gaza Strip, killing 56 people and injuring more than 300 others, according to the media office of the enclave’s government.
“We hold the US administration and the international community, in addition to the ‘Israeli’ occupation, fully responsible for the crime of genocide,” it said in a statement on Telegram.
“We call on all countries of the free world to pressure the occupation to stop the war of genocide and ethnic cleansing against our Palestinian people.”
The aftermath of Israeli strikes on Hamad City complex, west of Khan Younis
UN estimates nearly 23 million tonnes of debris spread across Gaza
More than five months of Israeli attacks on Gaza have left nearly 23 million tonnes of debris, according to the United Nations. This rubble – along with unexploded munitions – will take years to clear, estimates the UN.
While the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is working with mine action partners to assess the threat of unexploded ordnance in the enclave, “response efforts have been hampered by restrictions on the import of humanitarian mine action supplies and authorization requirements on the deployment of specialized personnel”, it said.
The destruction across the #GazaStrip 📍 has created nearly 23 million tons of debris
It will take years to clear the rubble & unexploded ordnance
Houses, schools, clinics & other civilian infrastructure have been impacted
The lives of +2 million people have been devastated pic.twitter.com/2DkprZTY73
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) March 15, 2024
Gaza death toll rises
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the war has risen to 31,490, according to the latest figures by the Health Ministry. An additional 73,439 have been wounded, the ministry said.
In the past 24 hours, 149 people have been killed and 300 wounded, the ministry added.
