The Foundation for the Care of the Families of Martyrs and the Wounded said that 16,255 citizens were killed and 31,297 others were injured in the first half of 2024.

The Foundation explained in its statistical report on the numbers of martyrs and wounded in Palestine, which covers the period between (1/1/2024-30/6/2024), that 16,012 were killed in the southern governorates, and more than 30,407 others were injured.

It pointed out that among the dead were 6,725 children and 6,725 women, while about 10,000 victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.

The report indicated that 38 deaths were recorded in the southern governorates as a result of the starvation policy implemented by the occupation forces since October 7, 2023.

In the northern governorates, the Foundation for the Care of the Families of Martyrs and the Wounded documented the deaths of 237 killed and the injury of 890 others in the first half of this year.

It pointed out that among the killed were 45 children, 4 women, 6 men as a result of settler attacks, and 27 students (21 school students and 6 university students).

Regarding the victims of the prisoner movement, the Foundation for the Care of the Families of Martyrs and Wounded said that 13 detainees were dead during the period covered by the report, including 6 detainees from the northern governorates, 4 from the southern governorates, and 3 from the 1948 Palestinians.

Regarding the bodies of the victims being held, the Foundation explained that the occupation authorities have held 72 bodies since the beginning of this year - this number does not include the dead held in the Gaza Strip - which brings the number of bodies of the dead held in the numbered cemeteries and the occupation’s refrigerators to 519.

It indicated that the occupation authorities are holding 256 bodies in the numbered cemeteries, including 27deaths from the prisoner movement, 53 children, and 8 women. These numbers do not include the dead detained in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the aggression on October 7, 2023.