Indus Valley Times

NEW DELHI, NOV 5 : The U.S. is trying to persuade Israel to take a humanitarian pause from airstrikes on Gaza, where Palestinians reported on Saturday that there were multiple fatalities across the besieged enclave as Israeli troops closed in on Gaza City, launching targeted attacks.

An alarm has rounded over the deaths and misery of Palestinian civilians from weeks of continuous Israeli bombardment.  Overwhelmed hospitals say they are nearing collapse, with medicine and fuel running low under the Israeli siege. About 1.5 million people in Gaza, or 70% of the population, have fled their homes, the United Nations said Friday.

Palestinians are increasingly desperate for the most basic supplies.

The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has reached 9,227, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.

Israel says more than 1,400 civilians and soldiers were killed and over 200 hostages seized when Hamas invaded Israel. The army has identified 309 of those killed as soldiers so far.

Here’s a look in numbers at the toll of the war as of Nov. 4, sourced from the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli officials, as well as international observers and aid groups:

9,227 – The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza.

144 – The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank.

1400 – The number of people killed in Israel.

24 – The number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the ground offensive.

23,516 – The number of Palestinians injured in Gaza.

2,200 – The number of Palestinians injured in the West Bank.

5,400 – The number of Israelis injured.

250,000 – The number of Israelis displaced.

More than 1.4 million – The number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza.

At least 241 – The number of soldiers and civilians being held hostage in Gaza.

5 – The number of hostages released or rescued.

421 -The number of aid trucks let into Gaza.

33,960 – The number of residential units destroyed in Gaza.

-The New Indian Express