Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 21,000 as Israel continues attacks

By Nour Mahd Ali Abu Aisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - The Palestinian death toll has surged to 20,915 since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

Spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 54,918 others have been injured in the relentless Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip.

“At least 241 people were killed and 382 others injured in Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours,” al-Qudra said in a statement.

Israeli air and ground attacks on Gaza since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, have left the enclave in ruins, with half of its housing damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million residents displaced within the densely populated territory amid acute shortages of food and clean water.

Around 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack.