At least 49 Palestinians have been killed and over 6000 injured by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the peaceful Great March of Return on 30th March in Gaza.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health said that its hospitals received the bodies of 44 martyrs five of whom were minors noting that the Israeli occupation forces are detaining the bodies of five martyrs who were shot near the border fence.
Spokesman for the Ministry Ashraf al-Qedra said that 6793 Palestinians have been injured so far including 701 children and 225 women.
He described 160 of the injuries treated at Gaza hospitals as serious 1944 as moderate and 1899 as minor.
According to al-Qedra 1935 of the injured were targeted by live ammunition 401 suffered rubber bullet wounds 820 chocked on teargas and 847 sustained different injuries.
He explained that 297 of the injured were shot in the head and neck 518 in the upper limbs 139 in the back 166 in the abdomen and pelvis 1942 in the lower limbs and 74 in other places. So far 24 amputation cases have been reported in the hospitals.
Al-Qedra pointed out that the Israeli occupation forces deliberately attacked medical staff injuring 89 medics and partially destroying 22 ambulances.
