MADRID 17 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
At least eight Palestinian civilians, including a child, have died as a result of an air attack with missiles carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the early hours of this Sunday on the Bureij field, in the center of the Gaza Strip. Loop.
Paramedical sources from the Palestinian Red Crescent collected by the Wafa agency have indicated that seven adults and one child have lost their lives as a result of a first attack directed against the Aqal family home and that a number still to be determined has also been claimed. of injured people.
The deceased and some of the injured have been transferred to Al Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat camp, and to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, located in the city of Deir al Balah, also in the center of the Palestinian enclave.
In a second bombing, this time against the home of the Al Maqadma family, also in the Bureij camp, a woman was killed and nine civilians were injured and taken to Al Awda Hospital.
In total, Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip have left 43,799 dead and 103,601 injured, including 35 dead and 111 injured in the last 24 hours, according to the latest balance provided this Saturday by the authorities of the Palestinian enclave, under the control of the Islamist movement. Hamas.
As usual, the Ministry reminds that these figures are only an approximation because a number of victims that cannot be determined are buried under tons of rubble caused by the bombings. In addition, Gazan authorities have stated on several occasions that at least 10,000 people are listed as missing.
The Israeli offensive against Gaza was launched after the aforementioned attacks on October 7, 2023, which left some 1,200 dead and nearly 250 kidnapped, according to Israeli authorities. Added to these tolls are more than 750 Palestinians killed at the hands of Israeli security forces and in attacks carried out by settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.