GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that the Israeli occupation is deliberately killing children and women by directly targeting displacement tents. He noted that the number of child martyrs has reached 17,954, and 12,365 women have been killed.
In media statements on Tuesday, Al-Bursh said that since the beginning of this year, more than 52 children have died from malnutrition and 17 others from severe cold.
He added that 22,000 patients are in urgent need of treatment abroad, including 13,000 who require immediate travel. Meanwhile, at least 60,000 children are suffering from malnutrition across the Gaza Strip.
Al-Bursh also reported that the occupation has killed over 1,400 healthcare workers and detained around 360 others, including Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya. Twenty hospitals have been rendered completely out of service, and only 18 are partially operational.
He criticized what he described as the “suspicious international silence” from international organizations in the face of these crimes.
In the same context, Dr. Fadi Al-Madhoun, Medical Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in Gaza, stated that the healthcare system in Gaza is near total collapse due to the blockade. He explained that 50,000 patients and wounded individuals are in urgent need of surgeries, and thousands of children are suffering from malnutrition due to the severe shortage of food supplies.
On Tuesday evening, four Palestinian civilians were killed and another injured in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a group of civilians east of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.
According to local sources, an Israeli drone launched at least one missile toward a group of civilians in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis.
Medical sources confirmed that four martyrs and one critically injured person were transferred to Nasser Medical Complex and the European Hospital following the strike.
The Israeli assault on Gaza continues for the 36th consecutive day, with ongoing massacres targeting civilians and displaced families, as well as systematic destruction of life-saving infrastructure.
Since the resumption of the genocidal war on 18 March 2025, the death toll has risen to 1,890 martyrs and 4,950 wounded. This brings the total number of Palestinians killed since 7 October 2023 to 51,266, with 116,991 injured, many suffering severe or critical wounds.
