The recovery of 117 dead in Gaza and calls for urgent entry of supplies and medical necessities.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced the retrieval of the bodies of 117 martyrs from areas in the Strip over the past 24 hours, raising the toll of victims of the Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, to 67,806 martyrs and 160,066 injured.

The Civil Defense teams retrieved the remains of 6 martyrs and transferred them to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after finding them in the eastern and western areas of the Netzarim axis in the middle of Gaza City. The Civil Defense also confirmed the presence of about 10,000 martyrs under the rubble across the Gaza Strip.

On another note, the Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that the health and humanitarian conditions in the Strip require an urgent response to allow the entry of essential medical supplies, indicating that thousands of patients and injured individuals urgently need qualified places to receive healthcare.

The ministry warned in a statement that the cessation of specialized and diagnostic services worsens the health situation and hinders complex surgical interventions. It emphasized that strengthening the remaining operational hospitals in the Strip is a top priority and cannot wait any longer.

The director of the children's hospital at Nasser Medical Complex, Ahmed Al-Fara, stated that nearly 15,000 medical cases in the Gaza Strip are awaiting treatment outside the Strip. Al-Fara explained in an interview that among those cases, 5,500 children need immediate and urgent treatment abroad.

The general director of hospitals in Gaza stated that the hospitals in the Strip need urgent medical supplies and medications, and that nothing of this sort has entered so far. He accused the Israeli occupation of obstructing the entry of medical delegations that health authorities in Gaza requested to allow in.

On another front, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that the residents of Gaza are still facing famine and malnutrition, in addition to a lack of shelter and supplies.

The agency clarified that it will continue to provide its essential services throughout the Gaza Strip to support those in dire need. The spokesperson for the World Food Programme also confirmed that addressing the tragedy witnessed in the Gaza Strip—especially in the north—will take months.

The mayor of Gaza stated that municipal teams are currently working to open roads in various areas of the Strip, emphasizing the need for further preparation of roads to accommodate a larger number of aid trucks.

He pointed out that the municipality is suffering from a shortage of electricity generators, alternative energy sources, and spare parts for vehicles and machinery, which hinders its ability to fully carry out service tasks.