Dozens of bodies arrive at Gaza hospitals as rescue crews search rubble
The remains of some 155 dead Palestinians were delivered to hospitals across the Gaza Strip on Friday, including 135 bodies recovered from under the rubble of destroyed buildings, the Wafa news agency reports.
With Israel’s relentless bombardment halting and Israeli forces withdrawing from many areas in the Strip, rescue crews are now able to reach destroyed buildings to recover those who perished in Israeli attacks.
According to Wafa, the bodies of 43 people have been delivered to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City; 60 to al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City; four to al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat; 16 to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah; and 32 to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Medical sources in Gaza also told Wafa that 19 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on Friday, while one person died from a previous injury.
The medical sources said 16 Palestinians were killed in the bombing of the Ghaboun family home, south of Gaza City, in the early hours of Friday morning.
Another Palestinian was killed in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, while two more were killed in an Israeli air strike south of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
It’s unclear if any of the deadly strikes violated the ceasefire, which Israel declared had officially begun at noon local time (09:00 GMT) on Friday.
Gaza death toll rises
At least 151 bodies of Palestinians killed in Gaza, as well as 72 wounded people, have been brought to hospitals over the past day, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
The ministry said 116 of the bodies belonged to people killed in the earlier days of the war and were recovered from under the rubble in the last 24 hours.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed a total of 67,682 people and wounded 170,033 since October 7, 2023, the ministry said.
