Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Kill 5,800 Palestinians So Far | News

On Tuesday, the Health Ministry on Gaza stated that the death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes has risen to 5,791. At least 16,297 Palestinians have also been wounded.

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So far, 40 percent of the deceased are children, 22 percent are women, and 5 percent are elderly. The list of deaths in Gaza includes at least 65 doctors and health workers. On Tuesday, there are still about 1,550 people under the rubble caused by the Israeli airstrikes.

Most of the fatalities recorded so far are concentrated in Gaza City, where 2,586 people have lost their lives. This is followed by 1,247 deaths in the north of the enclave, 791 in the central area, 588 in the Khan Yunis region, and 579 in the Rafah area. 

Over the last 24 hours, Israeli bombings killed 704 new Palestinians, a figure that makes Monday the bloodiest day since the start of hostilities on Oct. 7. This happened as a result of the Israeli Army’s attacks against 400 targets classified as “terrorist.”

Meanwhile, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed that 20 trucks crossed the Rafah border point into Gaza on Monday. Half of the trucks were carrying water, food, and medicine.

Previously, on Saturday and Sunday, 34 trucks were able to enter Gaza with life-saving supplies. This is equivalent to no more than 4 percent of the daily average volume of commodities entering Gaza prior to this latest crisis.

A convoy of 20 trucks entered Gaza through Rafah on Saturday, the first in two weeks since the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestinians.

Aid deliveries entering Gaza have not included fuel. The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), by far the largest humanitarian provider in Gaza, will exhaust its fuel reserves within the next two days.

The number of people internally displaced is estimated at about 1.4 million, with nearly 580,000 people sheltering in 150 UNRWA-designated emergency shelters.

Human rights defenders warn about overcrowding, as the average number of people per shelter has reached more than 2.5 times capacity.

The situation in hospitals remains dire, given shortages of electricity, medicine, equipment and specialized personnel. The Shifa Hospital, the largest in Gaza, is currently treating some 5,000 patients, significantly over its capacity of 700 patients.  This is in addition to 45,000 internally displaced people seeking refuge within and around the hospital.

As of Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) had documented 62 Israeli attacks on health care, affecting 29 healthcare facilities and 23 ambulances. Seven hospitals were forced to shut down due to the damage they sustained, lack of power and supplies, and evacuation orders. For the 14th consecutive day, Gaza remains under full electricity blackout.