A Palestinian man mourns for the death of his relatives, following Israeli airstrikes, at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
GAZA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 16,297 Palestinians were wounded in the coastal enclave, the ministry said in a statement.
The number of people internally displaced in Gaza is estimated at about 1.4 million, with nearly 580,000 people sheltering in 150 UNRWA-designated emergency shelters, according to the UN.
The Israeli airstrikes were triggered by a large-scale Hamas attack on Israeli military targets and towns on Oct. 7, which has so far killed at least 1,400 people in Israel.
Displaced children are seen inside a school affiliated with the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 23, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Injured people wait for treatment at a hospital in Gaza City, Oct. 23, 2023. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People search for survivors in debris in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Oct. 23, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua) ■
