People killed since 7 October 2023 Close Sources: Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza / UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Israeli authorities Disclaimer: Figures from Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants, and may periodically be late. Figures from Israeli authorities show that around 1,200 civilians and soldiers were killed in connection with the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. 342 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 27, 2023. None of the figures have been confirmed by independent sources. The Palestinian figures are updated daily. Figures from Israel are updated at least twice a week. Close More information about the numbers After almost a year of war with Israel, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated when they saw dozens of Iranian rockets heading towards the neighboring country on Tuesday. The news agency Reuters reports that, and further writes that some of the rockets fell in the occupied area after being shot down by Israeli air defenses. None of these should have resulted in injuries to people in Gaza, according to witnesses Reuters has spoken to. Nevertheless, at least 60 Palestinians were reported killed last night in Israeli attacks. 40 of these were in Khan Younis, according to Palestinian media. Ramadan Al-Zard (h) holds his niece after the latest attacks on Khan Younis. They were both injured in the attack that killed the rest of their family members. Photo: Hatem Khaled / Reuters Israeli tanks carried out a raid in the eastern and central areas of the city, at the same time that their drivers’ colleagues were fighting in Lebanon further north. This raid lasted several hours, where entire residential buildings were destroyed while people hid inside, reports the news website Al Jazeera. The European hospital in Khan Younis says it has received several dead people after heavy Israeli airstrikes and ground operations in the city. It also warns that these death tolls may rise. Several residential buildings have been completely destroyed in Khan Younis following the latest attacks, reports Al Jazeera. Photo: BASHAR TALEB / AFP Claims again that the targets were military In Gaza City, at least 22 Palestinians have been killed in the same period, according to the health authorities. These took place at a school and an orphanage, both of which house refugee families. The Israeli military (IDF) claims in a statement early on Wednesday that it had attacked Hamas soldiers who used two former schools as command centres. These are located in the neighborhood of Rimal and Tuffah, write them on. This map shows the area in Gaza that the IDF says it has attacked in the last 24 hours. In addition, the IDF writes that it has attacked the Bureij children’s school in the center of the Gaza Strip, for the same reason. The IDF has used this argument after a series of attacks on refugee camps in Gaza which have led to large civilian casualties. At the same time, many thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge in school buildings after losing access to their homes. The second of the two schools that Israel refers to in the statement is located in the Bureij refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip. Photo: EYAD BABA / AFP On Tuesday, the Israeli military also fired at dozens of people it calls “suspects” in central Gaza, according to the IDF. The reason for this was that the IDF believed they were heading towards their military positions, according to the spokesperson. – The forces fired at the suspects. Hits were registered, it says in the statement, which adds that according to the reports, no soldiers were injured. Published 02.10.2024, at 12.04 Updated 02.10.2024, at 12.08
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