Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 21,000: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 21,000: ministry SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bombed areas in Gaza (courtesy of Palestine TV) 2. various of Palestinians crying (courtesy of Palestine TV) 3. various of displaced Palestinians (courtesy of Palestine TV) STORYLINE: The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip surpassed 21,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesperson of the ministry, said during a press conference that the casualties from the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have now risen to 21,110 deaths and 55,243 injuries. He added that 195 people were killed while 325 were injured and transported to hospitals within the past 24 hours due to Israeli attacks. Al-Qidra warned against the deliberate targeting by the Israeli army of the vicinity surrounding the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza,

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL

(231202) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen around a damaged road after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 2, 2023. A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a press conference in Khan Younis that the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed 40,000, with 70 percent of them being children and women. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)