GAZA – The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip that ended on Friday has reached 253, said medics yesterday as reported by Xinhua.
The Gaza Health Ministry in an update said 253 Palestinians were killed, including 66 children, 39 women and 17 senior citizens, while 1,948 were injured, including 20 in critical conditions.
The ministry in a statement yesterday said two young men succumbed to their wounds as a result of the Israeli airstrikes, adding that the corpses of four Palestinians were retrieved from under building rubbles.
On Friday, Egypt brokered a ceasefire between Israel and groups led by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, ending 11 days of a tit-for-tat trade of fire between the two sides.
Meanwhile, Hamas held a large popular rally in Gaza city to commemorate the Palestinians killed in the airstrikes. The rally was attended by relatives and representatives of the Palestinian factions.
The Israeli measures in East Jerusalem, clashes between police and the worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque and decision to evict Palestinian families at the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood ignited this round of violence in Gaza. – Bernama, May 25, 2021
