The ministry added that the attack resulted in the injury of more than 40 others.
And it was civil defense In Gaza, it was announced earlier on Sunday morning that at least 73 people were killed as a result of a missile strike launched by Israeli warplanes on a residential square in Beit Lahia In the northern Palestinian Strip.
The Palestinian News Agency “Wafa” quoted local sources as saying, “The occupation warplanes launched violent raids on the Beit Lahia project, and destroyed an entire Knife Square on the heads of citizens, which led to the death of about 73 citizens and the injury of dozens, while many are still under the rubble.” .
Palestinian health officials said that the outage of electricity, communications and internet services was hampering rescue operations.
This comes as the Israeli army commented, on Sunday, on the large toll of dead and wounded who fell as a result of the bombing of Beit Lahia.
And he said Army In a statement: “After a preliminary examination conducted by the army, it was found that the numbers published by the government media office run by it agitation in GazaExaggerated, and inconsistent with the information in our possession Israeli army“The precise munitions used in the operation, and the accuracy of the strike on the movement’s terrorist target.”
The statement added that Israeli army “He works meticulously and does his best to avoid harming civilians,” noting that the area he struck is “an active war zone.”
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health said that the number of Palestinian deaths as a result of the Israeli military campaign on… Gaza Strip Since October 7, it has risen to at least 42,603, while the number of infected people has increased to 99,795.
And Chen Israel A large-scale attack against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response Hamas attack On southern Israel on October 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed. The movement also detained about 250 people.