The United Nations said on Monday that more than 150 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip during July, the highest monthly death toll recorded since the start of the year.
Speaking at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said Israel continued air strikes, artillery shelling and gunfire across Gaza over the weekend, killing civilians, including children.
Citing figures from the Palestinian Health Ministry, Haq said more than 150 deaths were recorded during July. He added that most of the attacks took place in the western part of the Gaza Strip, where most of the territory’s estimated 2.1 million residents are concentrated.
He said an Israeli air strike damaged a medical supplies warehouse near Al-Aqsa Hospital.
Haq added that the World Health Organization reported minor damage to the hospital building and the destruction of vital medical supplies, including shipments recently delivered by the agency.
