The ministry said in its daily statistical report on the number of martyrs and wounded as a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip: "51 martyrs (including one who was rescued) and 113 wounded arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals in the past 24 hours." It added that the death toll since Israel resumed its genocide on March 18 has reached "2,273 martyrs and 5,864 wounded."
The ministry announced that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 52,365 martyrs and 117,905 wounded since October 7 , 2023. The ministry noted that "a number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, unable to be reached by ambulance and civil defense crews."
Targeting various areas
In a related development, a number of Palestinians were killed and others injured on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas in Gaza.
Medical sources said that "three martyrs were killed as a result of an Israeli drone attack on Palestinians on Tuesday in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip."
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli occupation forces carried out raids on the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City, resulting in "one martyr and two injured," with the death toll expected to rise.
Destruction of Al-Faraj Mosque
In the same context, a number of Palestinians were injured on Tuesday when Israeli warplanes bombed the Al-Faraj Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, completely destroying it.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli warplanes bombed Al-Faraj Mosque, completely destroying it and injuring a large number of civilians.
Since the start of the war of extermination on Gaza on October 7, 2023, Israel has continued to target places of worship in the Strip, primarily mosques and churches.
On February 18, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation army had completely or partially destroyed 1,109 of 1,244 mosques.
In early March, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel, which went into effect on January 19, concluded with Egyptian-Qatari mediation and US supervision.
While Hamas has adhered to the terms of the first phase, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has reneged on the start of the second phase, in deference to extremists in his ruling coalition, according to Hebrew media.
Since March 18, Israel has resumed its genocidal crimes by launching violent, large-scale airstrikes, most of which targeted civilians in homes and tents housing displaced persons.
