Gaza Strip: 39 killed in 24 hours, war toll to 61,369

Gaza Strip, Aug 9 (Petra) — Thirty-nine people were killed and 491 wounded in Israeli bombing across the Ga za Strip in the last 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Saturday.

That took to 61,369 the death toll from Israel’s aggression, which began on October 7, 2023, and the total number of injuries climbed to 152,850, amid dire humanitarian conditions and exacerbated relief and medical services, it said.

The ministry said many of the victims were under the rubble of bombed out buildings and on the streets with ambulances and civil defense crews unable to reach them.

//Petra//SS

09/08/2025 15:16:53