By Abdel Jabbar Abu Ras
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - At least 54 mosques have been destroyed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the Gaza Government Media Office said late Friday.
“The attacks have also partially damaged 110 other mosques,” spokesman Salama Marouf said at a news conference in Gaza City.
Three churches were also targeted by Israeli forces, he said.
The Israeli army said Thursday it had carried out more than 12,000 airstrikes against thousands of military targets in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7.
Marouf said, however, that “most of the targets struck in the Israeli attacks were houses, public facilities and hospitals.”
The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes, since the surprise offensive by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, on Oct. 7.
Nearly 10,800 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 9,240 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.
Basic supplies are running low for Gaza's 2.3 million residents due to the Israeli siege, in addition to the large number of casualties and displacements.