Gaza death toll rises to 56,500 as Israel continues genocide
Ammon News - The death toll from the genocidal war and aggression waged by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 56,500, and 133,419 wounded, since October 7, 2023.
Medical sources stated on Sunday that the death toll includes 6,175 and 21,378 wounded since March 18, i.e., since the occupation resumed its aggression on the Strip following the ceasefire agreement.
In the past 24 hours, 88 slain civilians and 365 wounded were taken to hospitals in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing Israeli massacres and attacks.
They noted that the number of aid victims taken to hospitals over the past 24 hours has reached 18 and more than 41 injured, bringing the total number of victims at hospitals to 583 and more than 4,186 injured.
Medical sources said that ambulance and civil defense crews are finding it difficult to reach the victims, as a large number of them are still under the rubble and debris and in the streets. WAFA
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