GAZA, Saturday, May 11, 2024 (WAFA) – The death toll from the Israeli occupation's airstrikes on the town of Al-Zawayda in central Gaza last night has risen to 26, with the majority being children and women, according to medical sources.

The sources have pointed out that 26 individuals were killed as a result of the occupation's airstrikes targeting the homes of the Al-Lawh and Al-Khatib families in Al-Zawayda.

Earlier today, local health authorities in Gaza confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 34,971 reported fatalities, with an additional 78,641 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Meanwhile, ambulance and rescue teams are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of and ambulance and civil defense teams.

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