More than 11,000 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the war began.
Civilians and rescuers look for survivors amid the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip [Mahmud Hams/AFP]
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have claimed the lives of over a dozen individuals and decimated the primary cardiac unit of the main hospital, according to Gaza authorities, amid the ongoing conflict in the blockaded enclave for the 37th consecutive day. A residence in Khan Younis bore the brunt of an Israeli airstrike, resulting in at least 13 casualties, as Israeli forces maintained their encirclement of Gaza's largest medical facility, al-Shifa.
The Ministry of Health's spokesperson in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, informed Al Jazeera that al-Shifa Hospital is now inoperable, incapable of offering any medical assistance to patients within the facility due to incessant Israeli assaults. Israeli bombardments have been directed at the hospital's periphery and anyone navigating the courtyard, posing a threat to those attempting to access the complex's entrance.
He went on to disclose that five individuals among the wounded succumbed to their injuries, with medical teams unable to conduct crucial surgical procedures due to the ongoing power outage and a scarcity of fuel.
The Health Ministry in Gaza reports a staggering toll since the commencement of the conflict, with over 11,000 Palestinians losing their lives, and a significant two-thirds comprising women and children. Additionally, approximately 2,700 individuals have been declared missing, presumed to be either trapped or deceased beneath the rubble of the devastated areas.
Mourners and medical staff pray over the bodies of Palestinians killed during overnight strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, at al-Najjar Hospital. [Said Khatib/AFP]
Israeli soldiers take position, amid the ongoing ground operation. According to OCHA, 279 educational facilities have been damaged, more than 51 percent of the total, with none of Gaza’s 625,000 students able to access education. [Handout/Israeli army via Reuters]
The director general of hospitals in Gaza warns that the lives of hundreds of patients are at risk because of the catastrophic situation at al-Shifa Hospital. [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]
About 390,000 jobs have been lost since the start of the war, said a joint report by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]
A woman reacts as people stand amid the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis. Israeli attacks have destroyed more than 41,000 housing units and damaged about 222,000 housing units in Gaza since October 7, UN agency OCHA said. [Mahmud Hams/AFP]
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