Gaza Death Toll Rises as Israeli Airstrikes Continue
At least 58 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to Palestinian sources. The attacks targeted crowded markets, refugee camps, and residential areas, resulting in widespread destruction and casualties. The brutal violence has pushed the already struggling Gaza health system to the brink of collapse, with hospitals facing a catastrophic shortage of fuel and medical supplies.
Key Takeaways:
- At least 58 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, with many more injured.
- The Israeli military claimed to have struck over 150 "terror targets" throughout the Gaza Strip over the past day, including "terrorists" and their infrastructure sites.
- A doctor and a child were among the civilians killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a crowded market in central Gaza City.
- A water distribution point in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp was attacked by Israeli drones, resulting in 10 deaths and 16 wounded.
- The al-Awda Hospital recorded another 10 deaths from a separate Israeli airstrike targeting a residential house in the same refugee camp.
- Eight people were killed in the city of Khan Younis, and another four were killed by Israeli army fire outside the US-backed aid center in the Shakoush area, north of Rafah.
- The health system in the Gaza Strip is facing a catastrophe and a humanitarian crisis, with Gaza's hospitals providing the bare minimum of services and unable to deal with the wounded.
- The Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip is running out of fuel and may shutdown in two days, threatening the lives of thousands of patients and wounded.
- At least 7,450 Palestinians have been killed and 26,479 others injured since Israel resumed its military operations in the enclave on March 18.
- The total death toll since October 2023 is 58,026 and injuries to 138,520, according to Gaza-based health authorities.
Statistics:
- 58 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
- 150 "terror targets" struck by the Israeli military throughout the Gaza Strip over the past day.
- 10 deaths and 16 wounded from an Israeli airstrike targeting a water distribution point in al-Nuseirat refugee camp.
- 10 deaths recorded by the al-Awda Hospital from a separate Israeli airstrike targeting a residential house in the same refugee camp.
- 8 people killed in the city of Khan Younis.
- 4 people killed by Israeli army fire outside the US-backed aid center in the Shakoush area, north of Rafah.
- 7,450 Palestinians killed and 26,479 others injured since Israel resumed its military operations in the enclave on March 18.
- 58,026 total deaths and 138,520 total injuries since October 2023, according to Gaza-based health authorities.
Sources:
- Xinhua News Agency, July 13, 2025
- COMTEX_467301658/2084/2025-07-13T11:12:26
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