More than 3000 Palestinians killed in attacks on Gaza by Israel
Date Added: 19 October 2023

As the repercussions of Israel’s hospital attack in Gaza, which killed 471 people continue, news of fresh attacks in the region continue to come in.

While the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks has exceeded 3 thousand, the number of Israelis killed in the clashes exceeded 1,400.

The deadliest attack of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, which started on October 7, took place on Tuesday when Israel bombed the al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, killing 471 people and wounding 342, 28 of them seriously.

At the time of the incident, there were not only patients in the hospital, but also hundreds of people who fled the bombardment and took refuge in the building.

Hamas retaliated with a rocket attack on Tel Aviv.

After the hospital attack the fighting between the two sides intensified.

The Israeli Defence Forces announced that several military targets were attacked along the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours.

The Israeli army published “phone transcripts” of alleged conversations between two Hamas members on its X account on social media.

The post does not include conversations between Islamic Jihad members, whom the Israeli army accuses of organizing the attack, but between two alleged Hamas members.

After US President Joe Biden concluded his visit to Israel, there was military activity in the region.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamine Netanyahu convened his war cabinet, and jets again struck near a hospital in Gaza and attack sirens were heard in Tel Aviv.

The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that Israeli warplanes struck near Al-Quds Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the hospital is home to more than 8,000 Palestinians displaced by the bombardment of Gaza.

No casualties or injuries were reported after the attack.

On the other hand, US President Joe Biden announced that an agreement was reached with Egyptian President Abdulfettah Sisi to open the Rafah border crossing and allow the passage of about 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Biden stated that if Hamas confiscated the humanitarian aid, “it would be over.”

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has claimed more than 4,400 lives on both sides.

The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that a total of 3061 Palestinians were killed and more than 13,750 wounded in the clashes.

It was stated that the death toll on the Israeli side exceeded 1,400 and 4,229 people were wounded.