Middle East
47 mosques, 3 churches damaged in Gaza Strip since Oct 7: Media office
116 medical personnel, 18 civil defense members and 35 journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Abdelsalam Fayez |
30.10.2023 - Update : 30.10.2023
GAZA CITY, Palestine
Continuous Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 have led to the destruction of 47 mosques and damage to three churches, the local government media office said Sunday.
“Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip have caused the destruction of 47 mosques and damaged three churches and 203 schools in addition to 80 government buildings,” the director of the office, Salama Maarouf, said at a press conference.
He said the number of medical personnel killed had reached 116 along with 18 members of rescue teams and civil defense crews and 35 journalists.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat
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