Palestine: Israel has completely or partially destroyed 200,000 homes in Gaza in 20 days
In a written statement, Palestinian Minister Ziyara drew attention to the toll of the attacks carried out by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip for the past 20 days.
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Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing Mohammed Ziyara reported that approximately 200,000 homes have been completely or partially destroyed as a result of the attacks Israel has been carrying out on the blockaded Gaza Strip since October 7.
Stating that the Israeli army has completely or partially destroyed approximately 200,000 homes since October 7, Ziyara noted that this corresponds to 25 percent of the residential areas in the Gaza Strip.
Describing Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip as "unprecedented crimes", Ziyara stated the following:
"The Israeli army has completely wiped out some families in the Gaza Strip. It has razed some neighborhoods and residential areas to the ground along with those living there. As a result of the bombardments, hospitals, places of worship, bakeries, water filling stations, markets, schools, and educational facilities in Gaza have also been destroyed."
THE PUBLIC IS DEPRIVED OF WATER AND FOOD
Emphasizing that an attempt is being made to destroy all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip, including health, housing, agriculture, education, and infrastructure, Ziyara stated that basic life necessities are being destroyed in the region under intense Israeli airstrikes, and that people are facing the danger of death either through bombardment or by being deprived of water and food.
The Palestinian Minister of Housing warned that if the situation in Gaza continues in this manner, thousands of civilians will lose their lives.
In a statement made by the Gaza government's media office on October 24, it was stated thatIsrael has carried out attacks on Gaza with more than 12,000 tons of explosives since October 7, with approximately 33 tons of explosives falling per square kilometerwere the expressions used.
LATEST SITUATION IN ISRAEL'S ATTACKS ON GAZA
Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, dubbed "Al-Aqsa Flood."
The Israeli army also began attacking the Gaza Strip with dozens of warplanes.
It was reported that 1,400 Israelis, including 308 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 Israelis were injured in the attacks from Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 6,546 people have been killed, including 2,704 children, 1,584 women, and 364 elderly people, and 17,439 people have been injured in Israel's attacks on Gaza.
It was stated that over 100 Palestinians have been killed in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
In the conflict zones, 25 journalists have lost their lives, most of them in Israeli bombardments.
In the clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the Israel-Lebanon border since October 8, 45 Hezbollah members, 6 members of the Islamic Jihad Movement, 3 members of Hamas, and 2 members of the Hezbollah-backed Sunni Resistance Brigade were killed, along with 4 civilians, one of whom was a journalist.
In attacks launched from the Lebanese side, 3 Israeli soldiers and one Israeli civilian also lost their lives.