Tuesday, 18 June 2024 21:31
Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 37,000 people in the enclave, according to Gazan health authorities. The numbers do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The war has also left an even larger number of people wounded. Local health authorities say that number is more than 85,000 — and aid workers say that includes an outsize number of amputees. Gaza’s health care system is ill-equipped to cope. Many of the territory’s hospitals have been knocked out of service completely while others scrape by with severe shortages of supplies like anesthesia and antibiotics.