The Ministry of Health said that the number of dead has risen to 18,987, and more than 55,000 wounded, since the start of the Israeli aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The Health Ministry said in its report, today, Friday, that 18,700 Palestinian killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, and more than 51,000 were wounded, while the number of killed in the West Bank reached 286, and 3,431 others were wounded.

It added that the vast majority of the dead, i.e. 70%, were women and children, while thousands are still missing.

It indicated that about 300 health sector workers were killed, in addition to 32 civil defense crews, 86 journalists, and 135 UNRWA crews.

It explained that Israeli tanks raided, for the third day in a row, Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, north of Gaza City, and also forced all 2,500 internally displaced persons who took refuge in hospitals to leave, and forced the remaining wounded and medical staff to go out to the lands. Hospitals.

It stated that the Israeli occupation army prevented medical teams from providing support to 12 children in intensive care, and ten wounded in the emergency department, which led to the death of two of them.

The Health Ministry said that more than 70 medical workers, including the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, are still detained in an unknown location.

The Ministry announced that vaccinations had run out in Gaza, which led to catastrophic health repercussions for children and the spread of diseases, especially among the displaced in overcrowded shelter centers. 360,000 cases of infectious diseases were documented, although the actual number is believed to be higher.

It was reported that Al Awda Hospital in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, is still besieged by the occupation forces, and reportedly, 250 doctors, patients, and individuals are trapped inside the hospital.

It said that only 11 hospitals out of 36 in the Gaza Strip are partially operating and are able to accept new patients, despite limited services, while there is only one of these hospitals in the north, according to the World Health Organization.

It added: The two main hospitals in southern Gaza are operating at three times their clinical capacity, while facing a severe shortage of basic supplies and fuel. Occupancy rates now reach 206% in inpatient departments and 250% in intensive care units, in addition to these hospitals providing shelter for thousands of internally displaced people.

The Ministry of Health indicated that the number of internally displaced people in the Gaza Strip is estimated at approximately 1.9 million people, or about 90% of the population. About 1.2 million of these displaced persons have been registered in 154 UNRWA facilities throughout the Strip, including one million people registered in 94 centers. UNRWA shelter in the south.

It indicated that more than 60% (approximately 280 thousand housing units) were destroyed in the Gaza Strip, completely or partially, noting that the final number of destroyed units and buildings is not available due to the continued Israeli bombing.

In the West Bank, attacks by the Israeli occupation army and colonizers continued, attacks on hospitals, and obstruction of the work of ambulances.

The Ministry of Health confirmed that it had documented 331 attacks by the colonialists on our people since the beginning of the aggression, which led to the injury of 84 citizens and damage to citizens’ property. The Israeli occupation forces also injured 3,431 citizens, including no less than 535 children.