Gaza Health Ministry: 79 dead and 289 injuries in the past 24 hours

Medical sources announced on Tuesday that the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 56,077, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's aggression on October 7, 2023.

The same sources added that the death toll has risen to 131,848 since the start of the aggression, while a number of victims remain under the rubble, unable to be reached by ambulances and civil defense teams.

She pointed out that 79 martyrs, including 5 martyrs whose bodies were recovered, and 289 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 24 hours, while the death toll and injuries since March 18, after the occupation violated the ceasefire agreement, reached 5,759 martyrs and 19,807 injuries.

She indicated that the number of aid victims arriving at hospitals over the past 24 hours reached 49, with more than 197 injuries, bringing the total number of livelihood victims arriving at hospitals to 516, and the number of injuries to more than 3,799.

She pointed out that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and that ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.