At least 6,546 Palestinians, including 2,704 children, were killed and 17,439 wounded in Israeli strikes since October 7, the health ministry of Palestine said on Wednesday.
In the past 24 hours, 756 Palestinians including 344 children were killed in Israeli strikes, the ministry said, as per Reuters.
The ministry also stated that healthcare system at hospitals in the Gaza Strip has totally collapsed.
“Hospitals in Gaza have totally collapsed due to the Israeli war,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Gaza City, as reported by Anadolu Agency.
He said 65 medics have been killed and 25 ambulances have been destroyed in Israeli strikes since October 7.
“Twelve hospitals and 32 healthcare centers were forced out of service,” al-Qudra said.
“We are afraid that many more will stop operations in the coming hours due to lack of fuel.”
