Death toll increasing in Gaza following Israeli attacks

The Gaza Strip administration has said that over 61,000 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023.

The death toll has reached 61,709, with thousands still missing, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media. 

Among the victims are 17,881 children, including 214 newborns. Israel’s actions have led to the displacement of 32 million Palestinians. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a civilian vehicle in the central part of the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of a child. 

Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7, 2023 after militants from the Gaza Strip-based radical Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise incursion on Israeli territory, killing many Israeli kibbutz residents living near the Gaza border and abducting more than 240 Israelis, including women, children and the elderly. Israel declared a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and launched bombardments of the enclave and some areas in Lebanon and Syria, as well as a ground operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Clashes are also reported in the West Bank.

By Naila Huseynova