Tuesday, 6 January 2009
The medical sources reported that more than 500 people including about 125 children and women have been killed in Gaza and some 2,500 wounded since the Israeli military operation began 10 days ago. Five Israelis have also been killed. The United Nations (UN) and independent sources confirm that most of the victims are civilians.
The Gaza hospitals will be unable to operate much longer unless it received fresh medical supplies. Many Palestinians are dying now because of lack of medical supplies and all operating rooms are full.
The hospitals say that the overwhelming majority of casualties they had treated were civilians. A Norwegian doctor told the BBC TV channel that women and children alone made up 25% of the death toll, and 45% of the wounded.
