Palestinian Health Ministry announces increase in death toll from Zionist aggression on Gaza

GAZA, Feb. 17 (YPA) – The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said that the number of martyrs had risen to 28,858 and the number of wounded to 68,677 since October 7, 2023.
Its statement on Saturday stated, “The Israeli occupation committed nine massacres, claiming the lives of 83 people and wounding 125 others within 24 hours.”

The ministry added that the occupation forces are still trapping a number of victims under rubble and on the roads, preventing ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

According to the ministry, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a large number of medical staff from inside the Nasser Medical Complex, which they turned into a military barracks.

YPA