Hospitals In Gaza Run Out Of Coffins As A Result Of Israeli Attacks, 100 Thousand Injured Victims

JAKARTA - Hospitals in northern Gaza run out of coffins, when the bodies of the dead as a result of Israeli attacks were scattered on the roads and under the rubble, while the injured victims in the Palestinian enclave had penetrated 100 thousand people.

Israel is known to have stepped up attacks on the northern region of Gaza to target militant groups, with the UN agency calling the situation in the region dire.

Palestinian health officials on Tuesday said more than 20 people had died as a result of Israeli forces' attacks.

Palestinian health authorities and civil emergency services said dozens of bodies of people killed by Israeli gunfire were scattered on the streets and under the rubble.

Rescue teams were unable to reach them due to ongoing attacks, they said.

"Many injured have died in front of our eyes and we can't do anything for them," said Munir Al-Bursh, director of the health ministry of Gaza, who is currently in northern Gaza.

"The hospital also ran out of coffins to prepare the bodies and we have asked people to donate whatever fabrics they have at home," he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Gaza's health authorities confirmed that the death toll from the Israeli attack since October 7 had risen to 42,718 reported fatalities, with injuries reaching 100,282 people, the majority of victims being women and children, quoted from WAFA.

Earlier, the head of the Palestinian refugee agency PBB (UNRWA) called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip despite only one hour, to allow safe travel for families seeking refuge, as the situation in the region was considered dire.

Local health officials said they were running out of supplies to treat injured patients in Israeli attacks for three weeks.

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini said the humanitarian situation had reached a dire point, with bodies left on the side of the road or buried under the rubble.

"In northern Gaza, people are just waiting to die," he tweeted on X.

"They feel abandoned, desperate and alone," he said.

"I call for an immediate ceasefire, even if only for a few hours, to allow safe humanitarian travel for families wishing to leave the area and reach safer places," Lazzarini said.