Casualties in Gaza Reach Alarming Levels Amid Renewed Hostilities
Gaza's Health Ministry reports over 1,000 fatalities since resurgence of conflict two weeks ago.
According to medical sources, 28 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across various locations in Gaza since the early hours of Monday, March 31, 2025. The Gaza Health Ministry announced that the total number of fatalities has reached 1,001 since Israel resumed military operations in the region two weeks prior.
This increase includes 80 fatalities reported in the last 48 hours, raising the overall death toll since the outbreak of hostilities on October 7, 2023, to 50,357.
Reports indicate that six Palestinians, three of whom were children, lost their lives due to an Israeli airstrike targeting a house on Yafa Street in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City.
Additionally, 10 civilians were injured when an Israeli drone opened fire in the Al-Jinayna neighborhood in central Rafah, located in southern Gaza.
On the second day of Eid al-Fitr, numerous Palestinians were killed or injured in Israeli bombardments.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged residents in Rafah and surrounding areas to evacuate their homes prior to impending attacks.
Fatalities included two Palestinians who were killed and several others injured near Jabalia in northern Gaza.
An airstrike targeting a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi area, north of Khan Younis, resulted in two more deaths and additional injuries.
Two children were reported dead following airstrikes on a residential building in central Khan Younis.
Overnight air raids reportedly targeted three inhabited homes in Khan Younis, leading to 10 fatalities and numerous injuries, according to medical sources and eyewitness accounts.
The Health Ministry in Gaza highlighted the impact of the conflict, noting that 1,402 health personnel have been killed and 111 members of the civil defense have died as a result of Israeli fire.
Furthermore, 26 civil defense personnel have been detained, and 362 healthcare workers have been arrested, with reports suggesting three doctors died from torture in custody.
Accessibility to healthcare has been severely hampered, with 34 hospitals experiencing either arson, direct assaults, or being rendered non-operational due to bombing.
Additionally, 80 health centers have been incapacitated, and 162 health institutions have faced Israeli targeting, resulting in damage or destruction, including 142 ambulances.
In related developments, the International Committee of the Red Cross expressed deep concern over the deaths of eight medics from the Palestinian Red Crescent and five from civil defense, as well as a UN employee, after a recent Israeli strike in Rafah.
UNICEF reported that at least 322 children have been killed and 609 others injured in Gaza since the resumption of violence, indicating that approximately 100 children fall victim to violence daily within recent days.
The agency stated that more than 15,000 children have been killed and over 34,000 injured in the past 18 months, with one million children being displaced due to the ongoing conflict.
Most child victims are from families that have been newly displaced.
Hamas reported that more than 80 fatalities occurred during the previous 48 hours, with over 300 injured, holding the Israeli government responsible for the ongoing violence on civilians in Gaza.
On the military front, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported engaging in combat activities, including detonating an Israeli tank near the border and shelling areas in eastern Khan Younis.
Following Israeli military operations, Hamas announced retaliatory strikes against Tel Aviv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated intentions to intensify military actions and proceed with the proposed plans for the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza while affirming support for military operations backed by the United States, which have resulted in a substantial number of casualties since the conflict's escalation began on October 7, 2023.
Newsletter
Related Articles