Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip climbs to 56, including 14 children - health ministry
The Gaza Health Ministry said that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip has climbed above 50, including 14 children. The ministry also added that hundreds of Palestinians in the territory have been wounded in the airstrikes.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 10:40 | 12 May 2021
- Modified Date: 06:47 | 12 May 2021
The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 56, including 14 children and 5 women, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
A ministry statement said three women were among the victims, while a total of 335 people were injured.
Tensions have been running high in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem since last week after an Israeli court ordered the evictions of Palestinian families.
Palestinians protesting in solidarity with residents of Sheikh Jarrah have been targeted by Israeli forces.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move that has never been recognized by the international community.