Gaza Death Toll Reaches 53,272 : Health Ministry

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The death toll from Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza has jumped to 53,272, with 120,673 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Saturday, amid relentless Israeli bombardment.

It added many bodies remain trapped under debris and in the streets, where rescue teams cannot reach them due to ongoing Israeli restrictions and attacks.

It said the bodies of 153 people killed in Israeli attacks arrived at hospitals across Gaza in the past 24 hours. This includes seven recovered from under the rubble following strikes in previous days.

Another 459 injuries were registered over the last 24-hour reporting period, the ministry said.

Since resuming the assault on Gaza on March 18, over 3,131 people have been killed and 8,632 injured across the enclave.

According to UNICEF, over 45 children in Gaza have been killed in the last two days in “yet another devastating reminder that children in Gaza are suffering first and foremost, having to starve day after day only to be victims of indiscriminate attacks.”

It added that over 950 children were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip in just the past two months and stressed that the “daily suffering and killing of children must end immediately”.

The current wave of Israeli attacks is one of the most intense since Israel violated the January ceasefire agreement and resumed bombing Gaza nearly two months ago.

At least 10,000 more people are missing and presumed dead, while nearly 120,000 have been wounded.