44 People Died As A Result Of Israeli Attacks On The Northern Gaza Strip

Health facilities in Gaza affected by Israeli attacks. (Source: WAFA)

JAKARTA - Israeli airstrikes hit a police station in Greater Java, the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, local health authorities said, while the Israeli military said it had attacked Hamas command centers and Islamic Jihad groups.

Medics said two Israeli missiles hit a police station, located near the market, leaving dozens injured in addition to 10 people dead. The identities of those killed are unclear.

The Israeli military said in a statement, referring to the same incident, it attacked a command and control center operated by Hamas and its allied Islamic Jihad group in Jabalia, which militants used to plan and carry out attacks against Israeli troops.

They accused Palestinian militant groups of exploiting civilians and civilian property for military purposes, accusations Hamas and other factions denied.

Local health authorities said Israeli attacks had killed at least 34 others in separate airstrikes across the enclave, bringing the death toll on Thursday to 44.

Gaza's Ministry of Health said the Durra Children's Hospital in Gaza City was no longer operating, a day after an Israeli attack hit the top of the building, damaging intensive care units and destroying the facility's solar power panel system.

No one died. There was no comment from Israel about the incident.

The Israeli military said on Thursday a soldier was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, while an officer and a reserve soldier were seriously injured.

Gaza's health system has been destroyed by Israel's 18-month military campaign, launched in response to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which paralyzed many hospitals in the region, killed medics, and reduced critical supplies.

The attack by the Palestinian militant group led by Hamas on Israel in October 2023 killed 1,200 people, and 251 hostages were taken to Gaza, according to Israeli calculations.

Yesterday, medical sources in Gaza confirmed that Palestinian deaths since October 2023 had reached 51,355 people, while 117,248 others were injured, quoted from WAFA.

Meanwhile, since the conflict continued after the ceasefire ended on March 18, the death toll has reached 1,978 people and 5,207 others injured.