Toll of martyrs exceeds 18,200, with 49,645 injured: Gaza Health Min.
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The situation is expected to worsen as a significant number of people remain trapped under debris, while ambulances are barred from reaching the wounded due to depleted fuel reserves.
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Palestinian children wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to the hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
The health crisis in Gaza has reached alarming proportions as the toll of Israeli aggression has climbed to 18,205 martyrs and 49,645 injured since October 7th.
The situation is expected to worsen as a significant number of people remain trapped under debris, while ambulances are barred from reaching the wounded due to depleted fuel reserves.
Israeli aggressions on Healthcare Facilities
Spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qudra revealed that the Israeli occupation deliberately targeted 137 facilities, rendering 22 hospitals and 46 primary care centers inoperable.
The intentional destruction of the healthcare system in northern Gaza has resulted in the tragic loss of hundreds of lives among the wounded and the displaced.
The occupation's aggression extends to healthcare professionals, with 36 individuals, including the General Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, Dr. Mohammed Abu Salimah, being arrested.
The Israeli onslaught on the healthcare system has led to the martyrdom of 296 healthcare workers and the injury of hundreds more.
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— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 11, 2023
This #Palestinian father just lost his beloved daughter, Jana. He helplessly stood beside her, bidding his last goodbyes.#PalestineGenocide #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/qEOgya3frZ
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Catastrophic Conditions in Southern Gaza Hospitals
The health situation in southern hospitals is described as catastrophic and unbearable. Medical teams are struggling to maintain composure in the face of the overwhelming death toll, exacerbated by the scarcity of treatment and clinical resources.
Recent Israeli aggressions reported by Al Mayadeen's correspondent include martyrs and injured who remain under the rubble due to the shelling of the Al-Arqan family's residence near the Tawbah Mosque in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
In the central part of the Gaza Strip, casualties rose as an Israeli shelling targeted the Al-Amasi family's house in Nuseirat, injuring several Palestinians.
The intense bombardment extended to the Juhor al-Deek area southeast of Gaza City.
In the southern part of the strip, injuries were reported from shelling that hit a house in the Jneina neighborhood in Rafah, south of Gaza.
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Israeli airstrikes targeted Ma'an and Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, resulting in a martyr and injury in a residential apartment in School Street, west of the city.
In the northern part of the strip, there are reports of escalations in artillery shelling and Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia camp, Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, and the Beach camp.
Earlier today, the IOF's reported use of civilians as human shields further heightens the humanitarian crisis, as attempts to re-enter the Maghazi camp persist after a failed storming attempt.
The international community continues to face calls for urgent intervention to halt the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where innocent lives are hanging in the balance amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.
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