Over 2,500 Palestinians left homeless after Israeli strikes on Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): The recent Israeli air offensive on the Gaza Strip has left 2,516 Palestinians homeless.
In a statement, the Ministry of Social Development in Gaza said 180 children were among those who lost their residence.
The ministry appealed to Arab, Islamic and international organizations to provide aid to families affected by the Israeli onslaught on Gaza.
Israel mounted five days of airstrikes on Gaza last week during which at least 33 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured, according to the Health Ministry. Palestinian groups retaliated with rocket fire into Israel, which killed two Israelis.
The Israeli army, however, insists that its offensive was “in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory” following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in an Israeli prison earlier this month.
The Israeli attacks came to a halt on May 13 under an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.
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