Amman, Aug. 25 (Petra)– Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said
Tuesday that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Strip
has risen to 73,431, with 174,437 others injured, since the start of
the aggression on October 7, 2023.

According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), hospitals in Gaza
received nine bodies over the past 24 hours, including six newly
killed Palestinians, two who succumbed to injuries sustained earlier,
and one body recovered from the rubble.

The sources said the death toll since the ceasefire that took effect
on October 11 has reached 1,296, with 4,296 people injured, in
addition to the recovery of 814 bodies.

They stressed that a number of victims remain trapped under the
rubble and on roads, as ambulance and rescue crews face difficulties
reaching and recovering them.

Separately, Palestinian Prisoners’ Club Chairman Abdullah Zaghari
warned of the continued Israeli policy of withholding the bodies of
Palestinians killed and refusing to hand them over to their families,
saying the practice forms part of an ongoing system of violations
against Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people.

Zaghari said Israel had, according to documented figures,
acknowledged holding the bodies of around 1,900 Palestinians killed
in the Gaza Strip, without disclosing their whereabouts or providing
information to their families. He added that Palestinian institutions
continue to document additional cases of withheld bodies.

He held Israel responsible for the continued policy of enforced
disappearance affecting thousands of Palestinians, particularly those
from Gaza, noting that estimates indicate more than 15,000
Palestinians have been detained amid a lack of accurate figures due
to Israel’s refusal to disclose information.

//Petra// MF