STORY: Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza surpasses 43,000
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 28, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:41
LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the family of Huda al-Sirsik inside the tent in al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah city
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUDA AL-SIRSIK, Displaced Palestinian woman
3. various of the family of Nisma al-Jilda
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NISMA AL-JILDA, Displaced Palestinian woman

STORYLINE:

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 43,000, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday.

During the past 48 hours, the Israeli military killed 96 people and wounded 277 others, bringing the total death toll to 43,020 and injuries to 101,110 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, the health authorities added.

A number of victims were still under the rubble, and ambulance and civil defense teams were unable to reach them, the statement said.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUDA AL-SIRSIK, Displaced Palestinian woman
"I fled to Al-Aqsa on foot. At first, we didn't have a tent because when we fled from Shujaiya, we couldn't bring anything with us - the whole area was targeted. During this war, I am living the worst days of my life because there is no life here. We suffer from poverty and lack food, water, clothing, and even proper bedding. Ten of us are sleeping on one mattress. The girls just lay out a blanket to sleep on. And you ask me about my life during the war? There is no life."

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Monday that its troops continued targeted raids in central and southern Gaza, killing armed militants and dismantling their infrastructure.

Earlier in the day, the IDF claimed that it apprehended about 100 militants during an operation in Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia of northern Gaza.

The IDF said the operation was carried out following intelligence information indicating that "terrorists had embedded themselves inside the hospital," and aimed to "thwart terrorist activities and apprehend terrorists."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NISMA AL-JILDA, Displaced Palestinian woman
"We fled from death, but it's no use because death follows us from place to place. I've escaped death more than once. Right now, we rely on food from charitable organizations - this is what we depend on mainly."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Palestine.
(XHTV)