Tel Aviv, November 7: The Ministry of Health in Gaza claimed on Tuesday that 10, 328 people have been killed since the Israeli ground invasion in Gaza Strip began, of which 4,237 are children. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Theย ministryย said that 21 attacks were unleashed by theย Israeliย army in the past few hours, leading to the death of 548ย peopleย inย Gaza.ย The statement also said that 25,956 civilians have been grievously injured in the Israeli attacks.

Al-Qudra said that 2,719 women and 631 elderlyย peopleย have been killedย in Israeli attacks since the groundย invasionย commenced inย Gaza, adding that 192ย healthย personnel have been killedย while 40 ambulances have been destroyed so far. Theย ministryย said, "As many as 2,450 persons are missing since the start of the aggression, including 1,350 children who are still under the rubble.โ€ Theย ministryย also charged that theย Israeliย army has reiterated its threat toย the Al-Rantisi Specialised Hospital for Children and wants its immediate evacuation, which puts the lives of sick and wounded children at risk. Turkey Removes Coca Cola, Nestle Products From Restaurants and Cafeterias Inside Turkish Parliament Over Their Alleged Support to Israel

The statement said that dozens of dead and injured are still lying on the roads between the governorates of the northern and southernย Gazaย Strip, and the Israeli army is notย allowing ambulances to arrive to evacuate them. The statement called upon the International Committee of the Red Cross to take urgent steps to coordinate and accompany ambulances to evacuate the martyrs and wounded from the corridors of death that the Israeli army has created to kill citizens, who are forced to move through them from the north of theย Gazaย Strip to its south.ย  Israel-Hamas War: Palestinian Civilians Fleeing Northern Gazaโ€™s Combat Zone Repor Terrifying Journey on Foot Past Israeli Tanks (Watch Video)

Theย Ministryย ofย Healthย also called upon the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to work immediately to activate international humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention to protect theย healthย system and support its emergency medical and fuel needs, empower it and give it the full opportunity to carry out its functions in saving the lives of thousands of sick and woundedย people. The statement also called upon all concerned parties to work immediately to provide a safe humanitarian corridor for the entry of medical supplies, fuel, and medical personnel, and for the exit of thousands of wounded people.

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