Gaza’s death toll from Israeli attacks soars to 8,525

GAZA CITY, Palestine

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 8,525, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said Tuesday.

“The victims include 3,542 children and 2,187 women, while 21,543 other people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a press conference in Gaza City.

He said the ministry has received reports of 2,000 people still trapped under the rubble, including 1,100 children.

Al-Qudra said 130 medics have been killed and 25 ambulances destroyed in Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 7.

"The occupation forces deliberately targeted 57 healthcare facilities and forced 15 hospitals and 32 primary care centers out of service," he added.

With fuel supplies to blocked, the spokesman warned that the main generators at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza would stop as of Wednesday.

Since last weekend, the Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

More than 1,538 Israelis have been killed in Hamas attacks.