The death toll from Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has risen to 32, the Palestinian enclave’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
EITHER Previous balance pointed to 24 dead. The same source told 215 wounded since Friday, when the attacks against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group began.
Attack in the Gaza Strip leaves 24 dead, including six children
The Israeli authorities counteract this movement, guaranteeing that on Saturday Palestinian children died, victims of the failed firing of an Islamic Jihad rocket that was aimed at Israel.
Five countries of the UN Security Council have already requested a meeting due to the escalation of tensions in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli attacks and the response of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, announced the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Five countries call for UN Security Council meeting amid Gaza tensions
The United Arab Emirates, as a member of the UN Security Council, has submitted a request together with China, France, Ireland and Norway to hold a closed-door Council meeting next Monday to discuss the current situation and ways to support the international efforts to achieve a comprehensive and fair agreement. peace,” the Emirati news agency WAM reported on Saturday night.
Among the number of deaths to date, the PIJ counted six of its members, including Taysir al-Jabari, your number two in Gazaleader of the armed wing in the center and north of the enclave and victim of a selective Israeli attack that started the current escalation.
The Israeli army said on Saturday night that it had “neutralized” the “military” leaders of the Islamic Jihad group in Gaza.
UK supports Israel’s right to ‘defend itself’ and calls for ‘quick end to violence’ in Gaza
What started Friday as a “preemptive offensive” Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip became the most severe spike in violence in the area since 2021.
Since the first projectiles were fired on Friday in response to the Israeli attack, the Islamist group is now estimated to have fired more than 350 rocketsthe vast majority of which hit open areas or were intercepted by Israel’s air defense system.
Source: Observadora
