Gaza death toll rises
At least 45,338 Palestinians have been killed and 107,764 injured in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7 last year, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
In its latest daily update, the ministry said hospitals in the besieged and bombarded territory received a total of 21 bodies and 51 wounded people.
Israeli drone attack kills Palestinian near southern Gaza’s Rafah
At least one Palestinian has been killed in Israeli drone attack north of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. The Palestinian Information Center also reported the attack, saying a quadcopter drone targeted a group of people.
Earlier, we reported that Israeli artillery shelling east of Deir el-Balah city also killed at least one person and injured a number of others.
Rescue worker killed in Israeli attack on Civil Defence centre in Gaza City
A Civil Defence statement on Telegram says another rescue worker has been injured in a direct attack on the centre of the rescue service in the Daraj area of Gaza City.
“The Israeli occupation targeted the same centre on September 25, injuring four Civil Defence members, and recently targeted the Nuseirat Civil Defence Centre and martyred four,” it said.
“This brutal Israeli attack confirms to the world that the Israeli occupation continues to kill humanitarian service providers and that it will not hesitate to target others,” the statement added.
Dozens of patients await evacuation from northern Gaza’s besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital
In the north of the Gaza Strip, there are three barely functioning hospitals.
One is the Indonesian Hospital, which has been completely evacuated yesterday. Patients alongside the medical teams were forced to leave the besieged area through military checkpoints to Gaza City.
The other two include al-Awda Hospital and the Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Medical teams in al-Awda Hospital have confirmed to us the Israeli attack on the third floor of the facility that caused significant destruction. The medical teams are still there and operating within their capacity to provide medical treatment.
In the Kamal Adwan Hospital, 65 patients are waiting for evacuation. They are completely besieged, and Israeli bombardment continues there.
