Gaza death toll rises to 37,431; wounded 85,653

Published: 20 Jun 2024 - 

A man with his children walks past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

QNA

Gaza: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Thursday, June 20, that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 37,431 martyrs and 85,653 injured, most of whom are women and children.

The ministry said that the Israeli occupation committed 4 massacres against the families in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, resulting in 35 martyrs and 130 injured.

The ministry indicated that several victims are still under the rubble and on roads, while medical and civil defense personnel couldn't reach them.

Palestinians rush during Israeli bombardment in the area in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

For the 258th day, the unprecedented Israeli offensive in the Strip is raging primarily from sea, land, and air, resulting in tens of thousands of martyrs, injured and missing people, in addition to massive devastation of critical infrastructure and unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe due to the halt of the delivery food, water, medicine, and fuel supplies.