Gaza's Death Toll Reaches 1062

The Palestinian death toll from Israel's ongoing devastating military offensive in the blockaded Gaza Strip rose to 1062 on Sunday, a Health Ministry official said.



"Fresh Israeli air and artillery attacks left ten Palestinians dead in several parts of the enclave on Sunday," Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qodra told Anadolu Agency.



He added that three more Palestinians also died of wounds caused them by Israeli strikes on different parts of the Gaza Strip over the past few days.



Al-Qodra added that around 6037 Gazans had been injured since the beginning of the Israeli onslaught on July 7, which Israel said aims at halting rocket fire emanating from the blockaded strip.



Israel's military operation, dubbed operation "Protective Edge," is the self-proclaimed Jewish state's third major offensive against the densely-populate Gaza Strip – which is home to some 1.8 million Palestinians – within the last six years.



On Saturday, rescue workers managed during a 12-hour humanitarian lull to recover the bodies of 147 Palestinians, including children and women, from the rubble of homes devastated by Israeli strikes on the eastern and southern parts of Gaza.



Apart from the human toll, Israel also destroyed 1960 Gaza apartment blocks and partially destroyed 2,2600 other apartment blocks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Works and Housing.



Around 43 Israeli troops were also killed in Gaza combat, while three civilians were killed by Gaza rocket attacks on Israeli cities.



By Nour al-Masri



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