People conduct rescue work among residential buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
GAZA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 10,569 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry said Wednesday.
The death toll included 4,324 children, said Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesperson of the Hamas-run ministry, adding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has led to the injures of more than 26,000 people.
He said over the past day, 241 people in Gaza were killed and hundreds of others were wounded in Israeli assaults.
The spokesperson called on the international community to protect the Palestinian people from the Israeli attacks, as most of the victims were children and women. ■
People conduct rescue work among residential buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Palestinians queue to receive food at a makeshift charity kitchen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
Palestinians queue to receive food at a makeshift charity kitchen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
A man conducts rescue work among residential buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Palestinians queue to receive food at a makeshift charity kitchen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
Palestinians queue to receive food at a makeshift charity kitchen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People conduct rescue work among residential buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People conduct rescue work among residential buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Nov. 9, 2023. On Wednesday, Gaza-based health ministry said the Israeli strikes on Gaza has killed at least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children. Meanwhile, nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are internally displaced in the besieged enclave. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
