Gaza (Web Desk): More than 7000 Palestinians have been martyred since October 7 as Israeli raids into Palestinian territories continued on 21st day of the war.
According to Palestinian Health Ministry, in Gaza at least 7,028 Palestinians were martyred, Including at least 2,913 children, 1,709 women and 397 elderly with at least 17,439 injured.
Meanwhile, in occupied West Bank at least 103 were martyred and at least 1,836 injured according to Palestine Red Crescent Society.
According to Palestine Red Crescent Society authorities 1,650 missing people are reported to be under rubble, of which 940 of them are children.
تلقت الجهات الرسمية 1,650 بلاغ عن مفقودين تحت الأنقاض، بينهم أكثر من 940 طِفل.
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) October 26, 2023
Official authorities announced that it received 1,650 reports of missing people under rubble, of which 940 of them are children.#NotATarget #WarCrimes #GazaUnderAtack pic.twitter.com/nVrVrlMStb
On the other hand, in Israel at least 1,405 were killed and least 5,431 injured according to Israeli Medical Services.
Israel has continued to pound targets in Gaza as Israeli bombardment enters 21st day, hitting residential buildings and killing dozens of Palestinians, many of them children.
Gaza’s health ministry has published the names of thousands of Palestinians killed in the Israeli attacks, saying “behind every number is a story of a person”, after US President Joe Biden questioned the reliability of its death toll.
While Palestinian health system collapse deepens, so far, a total of 74 trucks have been received, but fuel has not been allowed to enter the Strip till this moment, which is being requested to Israeli authorities by international community and Palestinian health officials, for the running of hospitals.
@PalestineRCS received 12 trucks from their Egyptian Red Crescent counterparts at the #Rafah border crossing, containing water, food, medicines and medical supplies. So far, a total of 74 trucks have been received, but fuel has not been allowed to enter the Strip till this moment pic.twitter.com/RVoCOWSyOI
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) October 26, 2023
It is important to mention that Shifa Hospital, which is dealing with many injured and a shelter to hundreds of families, is 36 hours away from running out of fuel for the generators.
The UN has a major fuel depot in Rafah, in south Gaza. The Israelis are threarening to bomb any convoy it sends to Shifa hospital even though they can easily moniter it from the air. Shifa hospital is 36 hours away from running out of fuel for the generators.
— Ghassan Abu Sitta (@GhassanAbuSitt1) October 26, 2023
Moreover, The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has begun an emergency meeting on Gaza, with a vote on a resolution drafted by Jordan expected on Friday.
“The worsening tension, the unspeakable violence, the harrowing suffering must end – now.”
— United Nations (@UN) October 26, 2023
In an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the situation in the Middle East, @UN_PGA says further bloodshed must be prevented. https://t.co/1AFPrWKmGQ pic.twitter.com/fDiKEtWCcP