GAZA CITY, Palestine

Scores of bodies have arrived at the Indonesian and Kamal Adwan hospitals as a result of the ongoing Israeli bombing in the northern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday.

"A number of bodies arrived at the Indonesian and Kamal Adwan Hospitals as a result of the massacres committed by the occupation artillery against citizens in various areas of the northern Gaza Strip," the ministry said in a statement.

"Six bodies also arrived at Al-Aqsa Hospital as a result of the occupation targeting a house of the Aqtifan family in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip," it added.

Since Israel started bombarding Gaza on Oct. 7, more than 12,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 8,300 women and children, and more than 30,000 others have been injured, according to the latest figures.

Thousands of buildings, including hospitals, mosques and churches, have also been damaged or destroyed in Israel’s relentless air and ground attacks on the besieged enclave.

The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is around 1,200, according to official figures.

* Writing by Ikram Kouachi