Palestine: Ministry of Health confirms the death of 413 civilians as a result of the Israeli attack
Among the dead, 78 children and 41 women were included and more than 2,300 people were injured, however, this figure is expected to increase. Operation Iron Sword was announced by the Israeli Ministry of Defense in response to the attempts of the Palestinian resistance to recover its territories. teleSUR
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00:00 The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip makes the situation more and more serious.
00:04 Death toll is rising sharply and hospitals are very busy treating all the injured.
00:10 Our correspondent from Gaza, Noor Harassaneh, gave us more details about the current situation
00:14 there.
00:17 The situation is just going from bad to worse here in the Gaza Strip with the series and
00:23 the ongoing Israeli strikes on the coastal enclave.
00:29 The latest where the Israeli warplanes targeted an 11-floor building, it is called Al-Husari
00:36 building.
00:37 It is located in Arimal Street, which is a very densely populated area.
00:43 We call it the downtown Gaza because it is full of markets and shops.
00:48 This 11-story building was brought to the ground, also causing damages to the shops
00:54 and buildings surrounding this place.
00:58 According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza
01:03 is over 400 with dozens of children.
01:07 However, they refuse to give us a certain number, and this is because of the rapid update
01:13 and casualties arriving to the hospitals.
01:17 The situation in Gaza, the humanitarian situation, is deteriorating.
01:22 The electricity here in Gaza cuts for almost eight to 12 hours a day.
01:30 The infrastructure of the Gaza Strip is partly damaged.
01:36 People here suffered from the cutting of the internet and the very bad signals, the very
01:41 bad connections, rarely any electricity, any water.
01:45 Also the situation in the Palestinian hospitals is really bad.
01:49 Today there was a conference by the Palestinian Health Ministry.
01:54 They said that the fuel in the hospitals will only last for a few days.
01:58 After that, the hospital will shut down and will not be able to treat the people who were
02:04 injured.
02:05 For now, the Palestinian people are waiting to see what will be upcoming to them in the
02:10 next few hours and days.
02:12 Nur Harazin, Telissur, Gaza.