Israel-Hamas War: Palestinian Death Toll From Ongoing Israeli Attacks on Gaza Rises to 40,939, Says Health Authorities
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Saturday.
Gaza, September 7: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Saturday. During the past 48 hours, the Israeli military killed 61 people and wounded 162 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,939 and injuries to 94,616 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out last October, it added. Israel-Hamas War: Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill More Than a Dozen As Health Workers Press On With Polio Vaccines.
On Saturday, eight people were killed and 15 others injured in the Israeli targeting of the Halima al-Sa'diyya school in the Jabalia area of Gaza, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Palestinian official news agency WAFA. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it carried out a precise strike on militants operating inside a Hamas command and control compound embedded in the Halima al-Sa'diyya school. Israel-Hamas War: Protest in Front of Benjamin Netanyahu Residence in Jerusalem Becomes Violent As Protesters Demanding Hostage Deal (Watch Videos).
"The compound was used by Hamas terrorists to plan and carry out terrorist operations against IDF troops and the State of Israel," the statement added. Israel has been waging a large-scale war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, in response to a surprise military attack by Hamas on Israeli towns adjacent to the strip.
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