Israel says 13,000 people injured since outbreak of Gaza war
JERUSALEM (AA) – Some 13,000 Israelis have been injured, including 2,500 soldiers, during Israel’s deadly war on Gaza that began October 7, Health Minister Uriel Busso has said.
Speaking during a session of the Knesset’s Health Committee, Busso said two billion shekels ($538 million) have been allocated for the mental health and rehabilitation system to increase the number of beds from 900 to 1,500.
“An additional 2,300 hospital beds will be added and multiple resilience centers will be opened in the coming years,” he added.
On the other hand, the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza has left the battered territory’s health system in shambles. Several hospitals have been targeted and destroyed, while most others are dysfunctional as medical supplies continue to stay blocked out.
At least 23,084 Palestinians have since been killed and 58,926 others injured, according to Gaza’s health authorities, while nearly 1,140 Israelis are believed to have died in the Hamas attack.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicines.
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