Munir al-Bursh, an official with Gaza-based health authorities, said in a statement on Monday that 34 children have died due to severe food shortages in the northern region, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Some 25,000 patients need urgent treatment outside the Gaza Strip, but only 5,000 managed to travel, he said, stressing that the situation in the Strip is extremely difficult and demanding the immediate opening of the Rafah crossing.
On Sunday and Monday, the Israeli military ordered tens of thousands of people residing in 19 blocks of Gaza City to evacuate immediately, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA).
As of Monday, Al Ahli Baptist Hospital and Patients' Friends Association Hospital were evacuated for fear of intensified military activities that would render them inaccessible or non-functional, and critical patients were transferred to hospitals in Indonesia and Kamal Adwan in the northern Gaza governorate. aggregate.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, warned that the situation in the Strip is "very serious and bitter" amid the entry of the Israeli army from the eastern areas of Gaza City and the presence of vehicles in the area. from Shuja'iyya, east of the city since about 11 days ago.
He mentioned that it is difficult for rescue teams to reach the wounded and dead on the roads, and urged an international intervention to pressure Israel to stop these crimes against innocent civilians in Gaza.
Israel has been waging a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against the Hamas attack across Israel's southern border on October 7, 2023, during which some 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 They were taken hostage.
Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 40 people and wounded 75 others, raising the total number of dead to 38,193 and wounded to 87,903 since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out, Gaza-based health authorities said on Monday. it's a statement.
Some 25,000 patients need urgent treatment outside the Gaza Strip, but only 5,000 managed to travel, he said, stressing that the situation in the Strip is extremely difficult and demanding the immediate opening of the Rafah crossing.
On Sunday and Monday, the Israeli military ordered tens of thousands of people residing in 19 blocks of Gaza City to evacuate immediately, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA).
As of Monday, Al Ahli Baptist Hospital and Patients' Friends Association Hospital were evacuated for fear of intensified military activities that would render them inaccessible or non-functional, and critical patients were transferred to hospitals in Indonesia and Kamal Adwan in the northern Gaza governorate. aggregate.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, warned that the situation in the Strip is "very serious and bitter" amid the entry of the Israeli army from the eastern areas of Gaza City and the presence of vehicles in the area. from Shuja'iyya, east of the city since about 11 days ago.
He mentioned that it is difficult for rescue teams to reach the wounded and dead on the roads, and urged an international intervention to pressure Israel to stop these crimes against innocent civilians in Gaza.
Israel has been waging a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against the Hamas attack across Israel's southern border on October 7, 2023, during which some 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 They were taken hostage.
Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 40 people and wounded 75 others, raising the total number of dead to 38,193 and wounded to 87,903 since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out, Gaza-based health authorities said on Monday. it's a statement.
