Gaza medical system at breaking point – aid workers
GAZA, 3 March (IRIN): Hospitals in the Gaza Strip were struggling to cope with the influx of wounded after five days of intense Israeli military activity, including a ground incursion and repeated air strikes, which has left at least 115 Palestinians dead and over 300 wounded, according to medical sources in the territory.
The Israeli military said the operation was meant to halt rocket attacks on southern Israel, and that about 90 percent of those killed were militants.
However, human rights groups and medical officials said at least a third of the dead were women and children. The UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement: “Children constitute more than half the population of Gaza and are bearing the brunt of the crisis.”
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