The number of dead in Gaza exceeded 10,000

Number of dead in the besieged Gaza strip It already exceeds 10,000 and the number of wounded exceeds 25,400, a month after the outbreak of war between Israel and Islamist militias led by Hamas.

So far, 10,022 deaths have been confirmed – more than 70 percent of them women, children and the elderly – with more than 25,400 injured, according to the latest figures released by Gaza’s political branch-controlled Health Ministry. Hamas.

Among the dead were 2,641 women and 4,104 children. He Ministry He condemned that in the last 24 hours, 252 people were killed in the Israeli bombardment of the enclave in 18 attacks, which hit several hospitals.

For its part, Israeli army announced that it had killed an alleged Hamas commander, whom it identified as Wael Assef, commander of the Deir al Balah battalion, and that it had once again located the weapons of the Islamist group’s armed wing in civilian facilities.

“Asefa, together with the other commanders of the brigade, Mr Central camps, was responsible for sending Hamas ‘Nukhba’ terrorists into Israeli territory during the barbaric massacre on October 7th. “After the massacre, he planned additional terrorist attacks,” the military statement said.

The armed wing of Hamas, the al-Qassam Brigades, announced the destruction of six Israeli tanks in fighting with the army in the north of Gaza City.

The Israeli army reopens the Gaza corridor

In the midst of fighting, Israeli armyopened a safe corridor for the third consecutive day between 10:00 local time and 14:00 (8:00 – 12:00 GMT) on the Salah al Din road, which connects the northern and southern parts of the narrow strip of land.

“Following repeated calls by the army to residents of Gaza City to evacuate the area (…), the Israel Defense Forces reopened the evacuation corridor to allow civilians in the north Gaza strip head south for their own safety,” the military statement said.

Several thousand people used this corridor to escape the constant attacks to the north of the Strip. Already in the safe zone, they reported Israel Defense Forces At the approach to the highway, they set up a security post guarded by four tanks. According to several displaced people, when they get there, they have to look at a camera to go through the facial recognition process.

They also claim that they had to wait with their hands raised before the security checkpoint, that they were not allowed to cross with their personal belongings, and some of them even complained that the soldiers insulted and humiliated them.

Likewise, this Monday, the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip was reopened to allow the exit of half a thousand foreignincluding 55 Egyptians.

According to witnesses and the media, more than a thousand people have crossed the pass since it was opened for that purpose last week thanks to an agreement between Egypt and Israel, brokered by Qatar and the United States.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 17 patients who were seriously injured in the attacks were also allowed to enter.

Israel accuses the UN Secretary General

Also today, Israel’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen, reacted to a speech by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in which he said all sides in the Gaza war were committing “clear violations of international humanitarian law”, saying they should be ashamed of themselves and because of those statements.

“Shame on you, António Guterres! More than 30 minors – including a 9-month-old baby, as well as small children and children who witnessed the cold-blooded murder of their parents – are being held against their will in the Gaza Strip,” Cohen wrote on the social network X ( formerly Twitter).

Furthermore, the minister insisted that “Hamas is the problem in Gaza, not Israel’s actions to eliminate that terrorist organization.”

During his speech, Guterres assured that while the Israeli army “continues to bomb and beat civilians, hospitals, refugee camps, mosques, churches and UN buildings”, Hamas “uses civilians as human shields and continues to launch indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israel.

“The way forward is clear: a humanitarian ceasefire. Now,” the Portuguese diplomat asserted.