The government media office in Gaza says that since the beginning of Israel's offensive in early October, more than 39,650 fatalities had been received at hospitals, including 16,365 children and more than 11,000 women, indicating that the vast majority of Palestinians killed were civilians. An additional 10,000 people remain missing under the rubble or their bodies not yet recovered from the streets or inaccessible areas.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor estimates that at least an additional 51,000 Palestinians have died as a result of Israel's siege on Gaza and its deliberate collapse of the medical sector in the territory, as well as the widespread destruction of infrastructure and mass displacement of civilians, leading to the spread of disease.
Nearly three dozen hospitals and 68 health centers in Gaza have been knocked out of service due to Israel's assault. Israel's military offensive has inflicted $33 billion in "direct initial losses" overall, the government media office added.
After more than 300 days of genocide, the media office said, more than 91,500 people in Gaza had been injured, at least 36 people had starved to death, while nearly 900 medical workers and nearly 80 civil defense members were killed.
That the Israeli military had dropped 82,000 tons of explosives on Gaza, according to the office, destroying homes, universities, schools, mosques, churches, government buildings, sports and recreation facilities, water and hygiene infrastructure, and archaeological and heritage sites.
Meanwhile, Gaza has gone 300 days without electricity, the government media office said on Friday after Israel cut off the supply of power on 7 October and the only power plant in the territory was forced to shut down four days later after running out of fuel.
In what is widely cited as proof of Israel's genocidal intent, Ghassan Alian, the head of the military body that deals with the civil administration of the occupation, said back in early October that "Israel has imposed a total blockade on Gaza, no electricity, no water, just damage."
The absence of electricity has prevented the normal operation of vital infrastructure and services for Gaza's population, which before the war stood at 2.3 million Palestinians. This includes health, water and sanitation facilities, schools, flour mills and bakeries. The resulting environmental catastrophe has allowed for the spread of diseases and the emergence of the highly infectious polio virus and meningitis.
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