The ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip had claimed the lives of at least 45,936 Palestinians, with over 109,000 individuals reported injured since a new round of conflict reignited on Oct 7, 2023, according to a statement by the Gaza Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
The statement said 51 people were killed, and 78 others were injured due to Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours.
According to reports from the Palestinian official news agency WAFA, Israel conducted multiple airstrikes in Gaza City, targeting downtown and surrounding western areas, resulting in the deaths of eight people, with several others wounded.
An airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, west of Deir el-Balah, destroyed a house, killing four people and injuring many others. Additionally, airstrikes targeted a residential building in the western part of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, injuring four.
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, Israeli airstrikes targeted the northern city of Tubas on Wednesday, killing three individuals, including two children, according to WAFA.
Furthermore, Israeli forces have detained at least 45 Palestinians in various locations across the West Bank between Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 45,936: health authorities
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 45,936: health authorities
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 45,936: health authorities
Three critically-injured victims of Tuesday's deadly earthquake in a remote county of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region have been transferred to a leading hospital in the regional capital Lhasa City, where a team of specialists have been working to deliver the best possible care.
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in the city of Xigaze at 09:05 on Tuesday, causing at least 126 deaths and 188 injuries, while over 3,600 houses have collapsed.
Among the injured, three patients in critical conditions were transferred to the People's Hospital of Xizang. All three are elderly, with two suffering serious spinal injuries, as well as fractures and dislocations of the cervical vertebrae. Upon arrival, a multidisciplinary team of experts convened to assess the patients' conditions and formulate treatment plans.
"This critically-inured patient was transferred from quake-hit area with fractures and dislocation at the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae. We gathered experts from various specialties, including respiratory, neurology, orthopedics, anesthesia, and imaging, as well as specialists from Peking University Health Science Center and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, to conduct an urgent consultation and evaluate the patient's condition to ensure the best possible outcome," said Kelsong Norbu, vice president of the hospital.
Currently, two of the patients have undergone surgery and are stable in the intensive care unit (ICU), while the third is receiving conservative treatment.
To manage the transfer and treatment of critically injured patients, the People's Hospital of Xizang has established emergency teams to assess patients prior to them reaching the hospital through setting up greater logistical support, and has taken steps to strengthen resources by ensuring sufficient emergency beds and activating a green channel to deliver rapid treatment.
Critically-injured quake victims receive specialist emergency care in Lhasa
