GAZA, (PIC)
The death toll from Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip has risen to over 17,997 victims, the Palestinian Health Ministry revealed on Sunday evening.
297 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the health authorities added, saying that many of the casualties are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads.
He further pointed out that 7,875 children and 6,130 women are among the reported victims.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said that the Gaza death toll has risen to 17,487.
About 49,229 others had been injured since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, Al-Qudra added.
He also noted that 7,760 people are reportedly missing, either under rubble or whose fate is still unknown.
According to Palestinian estimates, more than 61% of Palestinian homes and housing units in the Gaza Strip were destroyed after 305,000 housing units were targeted during the Israeli attack.
Al-Qudra pointed out that 1.5 million people have been displaced since the start of the Israeli aggression amid an acute shortage of food, water, and basic human needs.
