Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 72
Fatalities include 17 children, 6 women; 388 others injured, says Palestinian Health Ministry
Palestinians inspect the site after Israeli airstrikes hit and collapsed a 14-story Palestinian building called "Ash-Shuruq" at Omar Al-Mukhtar neighbourhood in the Gaza City, Gaza on May 12, 2021. ( Mustafa Hassona - Anadolu Agency )
GAZA CITY, Palestine
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza climbed to 72 Thursday, including 17 children and six women, with 388 injured.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were killed in Israel's recent attacks on the region, including a child.
Heavy damage has also been recorded across Gaza's residential areas, including the leveling of multistory buildings.
To date, six Israelis have been killed in the recent violence – five of them in rocket attacks in addition to a soldier killed when an anti-tank guided missile struck his jeep.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and annexed the city in its entirety in 1980 in a move that has never been recognized by the international community.
