A man inspects the rubble of a house after an Israeli airstrike in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Dec. 31, 2023. The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. (Xinhua)
GAZA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday.
In a press statement sent to Xinhua, Ashraf Al-Qedra, the health ministry spokesman said that the Israeli army killed 150 and injured 286 others during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources told Xinhua that the former Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Youssef Salama, was killed in an Israeli air strike on his home in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip.
The sources said that Israeli warplanes bombed Sheikh Salama's house, killing him and wounding a number of his family members.
The sources added that a paramedic was killed while working in an Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesperson said on his X account that the Israeli forces continued the fight in Gaza, and have thwarted ready-to-use explosive devices, destroyed infrastructure of Palestinian factions, and killed 14 militants.
Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage. ■
People inspect the rubble of a house after an Israeli airstrike in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Dec. 31, 2023. The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. (Xinhua)
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Dec. 31, 2023. The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. (Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 31, 2023 shows the site of an Israeli airstrike in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. (Xinhua)
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Dec. 31, 2023. The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. (Xinhua)
