Gaza hospitals receive 124 bodies over 24 hours: Health Ministry
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has released its latest daily update about the number of casualties due to Israeli attacks. In a statement, it said the bodies of 124 people, including 117 recovered from rubble, arrived in hospitals across Gaza over the latest 24-hour reporting period.
The ministry also reported 33 injuries.
The new figures bring the total death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza to 67,806 with 170,066 people wounded.
‘We couldn’t believe the destruction we have seen’
Rescue workers in northern Gaza have warned there could be unexploded ordnance and bombs that might pose a risk as thousands of Palestinians continue to return to their devastated neighbourhoods.
Amjad Shawa, who heads a Palestinian organisation coordinating with aid groups, estimated 300,000 tents were needed to temporarily house 1.5 million displaced Palestinians.
“We couldn’t believe the destruction we have seen,” Rami Mohammad Ali, 37, told Reuters by phone after walking 15km (9.3 miles) with his son from Deir el-Balah to Gaza City.
“We are joyful to return to Gaza City, but at the same time we have bitter feelings about the destruction,” he said, describing seeing human remains scattered along roads.
Palestinians return to destroyed Shati camp in Gaza City
Gaza devastation, in numbers
The challenges of recovery in the Gaza Strip are expected to remain for many years to come:
- Two years of Israeli attacks have wounded nearly 170,000 people, with thousands requiring long-term rehabilitation and treatment.
- Gaza’s health services have collapsed, with 38 hospitals and dozens of health centres destroyed or forced to close.
- A severe famine is gripping Gaza, with one in four children suffering acute malnutrition. Aid agencies warn of a rapid spread of starvation.
- Most of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, leaving 96 percent of households without enough water to meet basic needs.
- The destruction is near total: about 300,000 housing units have been reduced to rubble.
- Education infrastructure has also been wrecked, with 670 schools and 165 universities and educational institutions destroyed.
An aerial view of the destruction in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip
