Palestinian death toll rises to 2,329 due to Israeli bombings in Gaza

The number of deaths in the incessant bombings of Israel about Link It now stands at 2,329, surpassing the total toll from the 2014 war that lasted almost two months and was so far the bloodiest fought in the Palestinian enclave.

The indiscriminate Israeli attacks also caused 9,042 injuries, according to the latest data from the Gaza Health Ministry, which called “ethnic cleansing” the Israeli campaign triggered by the surprise attack a week ago by the Islamic group Hamas.

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This aggression left Israel more than 1,300 dead, most of them civilians.

Those of Link 55 dead and more than 1,100 injured add up to West Bank occupied, where on Friday there were numerous Palestinian protests interrupted with tear gas and live ammunition by Israeli forces.

“In eight days of savage war, the Israeli occupation forces have killed more people than in 55 days of war in 2014, confirming that the crimes committed against our people amount to ethnic cleansing.“said the Ministry spokesperson, Ashaf al Kudra.

Israel urged civilians in Gaza City to abandon their homes, so as not to serve as human shields for Hamas, and to take refuge in the southern half of the Strip, but at the same time it continued to bomb the southern area, as confirmed today by the Forces Israeli Armed Forces.

The spokesman for the Israeli Army’s Arabic information channel, Avichay Adraeereiterated this call this Sunday and announced that between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm local time (7:00 am to 10:00 am GMT) the Salahaddin Streetthe central artery that crosses the Strip from north to south, to facilitate evacuation.

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A statement from the Gaza Ministry of Health highlights that since the start of the war, 55 families have been completely annihilated by bombings and accuses Israel of carrying out a “war of extermination”against Gaza.

He rejects the Israeli demand to evacuate several hospitals in Gaza City, made public on Friday with an ultimatum extended several times until Saturday afternoon.

“Our moral stance obliges us to continue working. We will not abandon hospitals, even if they knock us over the head“, indicates the statement.

It also denounces the strict blockade of the Strip by Israel, which for several days has cut off the supply of water, electricity and fuel and does not allow the entry of goods of any kind, even bombing the border crossing of Rafa in the south, which connects Gaza with Egypt and which has remained closed ever since.

The Ministry requests the opening of a crossing to be able to bring humanitarian aid to the Strip and be able to evacuate the sick and injured to be treated outside Gaza.

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“The Gaza Strip will suffer a catastrophe if a crossing is not opened to bring in medical supplies“, alert.

On the other hand, the spokesman for the Gaza government formed by Hamas, Salama Marufthis Sunday denounced the decision by the French company Eutelsat to cut the transmission signal of the Hamas television channel, Al Aqsa.

He attributed this decision, also taken during the 2010 and 2016 conflicts, to “Zionist lobby” and called it “violation of freedom of expression”.

Source: Elcomercio

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