Victims Of Hamas-Israeli Conflict In Gaza Reach 30,631 People, 13,430 Of Them Children

The Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - More than 13,000 children in the Gaza Strip were killed when the Hamas-Israeli conflict in the Palestinian enclave that broke out last October continued and has not shown any signs of ending.

Gaza's Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced that the death toll from Israeli attacks in the region since the war on October 7 had reached 30,631 people, while 72,043 others were injured.

"Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the road and rescue teams cannot reach them," Gaza's health source said, citing the WAFA news agency.

Meanwhile, Gaza's Media Office said at least 13,430 Palestinian children were killed in the war that took place in the Palestinian enclave.

Furthermore, it is said, at least 8,900 women died in a war that has lasted for 151 days. Meanwhile, 7,000 other people, 70 percent of whom are women and children, are estimated to be still under the rubble of buildings or missing. Meanwhile, the number of health workers who died has reached 364 people, as well as 132 people who died.

Warning of rising hunger in Gaza, the office said Israel had prevented the entry of food and aid supplies, even targeting aid vehicles.

In a statement on Tuesday, UN experts accused Israel of "deliberately making Palestinians starving" in Gaza.

"Israel has deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza since last October 8. Now they are targeting civilians seeking humanitarian aid and humanitarian convoys," several UN experts said in a statement, quoted by CNN.

"Israel must end its campaign of hunger and targeting civilians," the statement continued.

Separately, the Israeli side has consistently denied targeting civilians. Israeli authorities regularly say, "there is no limit on the amount of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza."