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  • According to the Gaza Health Ministry, at least 2,215 Palestinians have been killed, including 724 children, and 8,714 wounded since October 7.

  • Overwhelmed, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah has begun using ice cream trucks as morgues.

  • In the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, 54 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers, with more than 1,100 wounded.

  • According to the Palestinian Health Minister, 28 health care workers have been killed by Israel since October 7. 15 medical centers have been damaged by Israeli strikes, with Beit Hanoun Hospital and Al-Durrah Children's Hospital being rendered out of commission. As well, 23 ambulances “have been damaged and rendered inoperable.”

  • The Jordan Field Hospital has also shut down due to Israeli attacks. It “used to provide free medical services to about 1,000-1,200 people daily.”

  • Since October 12, most Palestinians no longer have access to drinking water through the tap. According to OCHA, “As a last resort, people are consuming brackish water from agricultural wells, triggering serious concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases.”

  • Since October 7, in the West Bank, OCHA has tallied 63 settler attacks against Palestinians, including some cases where Israeli forces were involved. “This represents an average of nine incidents per day, compared with a daily average of three incidents since the beginning of this year.”

Sources: [https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-7] [https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-news-hamas-war-10-14-23/index.html] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/20]

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[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both sides of this conflict are fucking assholes.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I'm very unemotional, but humanity is my soft spot and I've been very disheartened and at a loss these past few days. It's hard to wrap my head around how people can do this to one another, then the reactions of those uninvolved. I can't believe people can take such stances on these things.