The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said more than 10,000 people have been killed since Israel launched its strikes on the territory following the terror attacks that left more than 1,400 dead. The ministry added that more than 4,100 children are among the dead in Gaza, and 25,000 people have been injured.
Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
President Biden has previously said he had no confidence in figures provided by the agency run by Hamas. And while the New York Times reports that the ministry’s numbers could not be independently verified, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said on Monday, Nov. 6, that “we know the numbers are in the thousands.”
On Monday, Nov. 6, the United Nations called once again for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. With the U.N. Secretary-General, António Guterres said Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children.”
“Hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed or injured every day. More journalists have reportedly been killed over a four-week period than in any conflict in at least three decades,” Guterres said. “More United Nations aid workers have been killed than in any comparable period in the history of our organization.”
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Speaking to ABC News on Monday, Nov. 6, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his stance that there would only be a cease-fire if Hamas released the 200-plus hostages.
In the early days of the conflict, Israeli Defense Forces announced it dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza, which is roughly half the size of New York City.
THE HAMAS-RUN GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE ISRAEL LAUNCHED ITS STRIKES ON THE TERRITORY FOLLOWING THE TERROR ATTACKS THAT LEFT MORE 1,400 DEAD.
THE HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS MORE THAN FORTY ONE HUNDRED (4,100) CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE DEAD.
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PREVIOUSLY SAID HE HAD NO CONFIDENCE ON FIGURES PROVIDED BY THE AGENCY RUN BY HAMAS.
PENTAGON SPOKESMAN BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK RYDER DID SAY MONDAY THAT THE NUMBERS ARE IN THE THOUSANDS.”
THE UNITED NATIONS ON MONDAY CALLED ONCE AGAIN FOR AN IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN CEASE-FIRE —
WITH THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL SAYING GAZA IS BECOMING A “GRAVEYARD FOR CHILDREN.”
SPEAKING TO ABC NEWS MONDAY, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU REITERATED HIS STANCE THAT THERE WOULD ONLY BE A CEASE-FIRE IF HAMAS RELEASED THE 200-PLUS HOSTAGES TAKEN BY THE MILITANT GROUP.
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