RAFAH: Health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip say more than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas.
The figure, amounting to nearly one percent of the territory’s prewar population, is a new reflection of the staggering cost of the war, which in just over 10 weeks has displaced more than 80 percent of Gaza’s people and devastated wide swaths of the tiny coastal enclave.
Gaza’s health ministry said Friday that it has documented 20,057 deaths in the fighting. It does not differentiate between combatant and civilian deaths. It has previously said that roughly two-thirds of the dead were women or minors.
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More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say
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More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say
- Conflict has displaced more than 80 percent of Gaza’s people and devastated swaths of the coastal enclave
Syrian aid convoy supports bakeries in Sweida
- Delivery coordinated between Sweida Governorate, Syrian Arab Red Crescent, with support from World Food Programme
LONDON: A convoy of 31 trucks delivered 503 tonnes of flour, diesel fuel, and other supplies to Sweida on Wednesday, aiding local bakeries and providing essential goods as part of a combined effort from the government of the Syrian Arab Republic and international partners.
The delivery was coordinated between the Sweida Governorate and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, with support from the World Food Programme, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.
The aid aims to improve the supply of essential goods, including bread, for the residents of Sweida Governorate, which has a population of about 480,000 people.
Some 402 tonnes of flour were delivered to Sweida city in January as part of ongoing efforts to provide essential supplies, the SANA added.
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