Palestinian health authorities said on Wednesday that it was becoming increasingly difficult to obtain accurate casualty figures from Gaza due to the collapse of the hospital and health system in parts of the Israeli-besieged enclave.
The Palestinian health ministry has been issuing a constantly updated total of the casualties from the Israeli bombardment on Gaza.
But as Israeli forces have pushed deep into the Gaza Strip and communications infrastructure has been degraded, contact with hospitals has buckled and systematic data collection has become more problematic, the ministry said.
"For the fourth consecutive day, the ministry faces challenges in updating the number of casualties because of services and communications collapsing in hospitals in the north," it said in a statement.
The latest total since Oct. 7 shows 11,320 people killed, including 4,650 children or minors. In addition, 202 medical personnel have been killed and 3,600 civilians, including 1,750 children, have been declared missing, the ministry said.
An official from Hamas said on Tuesday that 25 of the 35 hospitals in
the enclave were out of use due to the bombardment.
authorities said on Wednesday that it was becoming increasingly
difficult to obtain accurate casualty figures from Gaza due to
the collapse of the hospital and health system in parts of the
Israeli-besieged enclave.
The Palestinian health ministry has been issuing a
constantly updated total of the casualties from the Israeli
bombardment on...