Gaza’s death toll rises as Israel’s war destroys 190K+ structures
Shafaq News – Gaza
Four Palestinians were killed and at least two others injured in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across Gaza, marking a new violation of the October 10, 2025, ceasefire, according to Palestinian media on Monday.
The Palestinian Information Center reported strikes on multiple areas, including Armidah in Bani Suhaila east of Khan Younis, Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood, and Rafah.
عاجل| طيران الاحتلال يشن غارة في محيط دوار التربية والتعليم شرق مدينة بيت لاهيا شمال قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/VCJheKCC7B
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) November 24, 2025
Drone footage published by the Associated Press showed entire neighborhoods in southern Gaza reduced to rubble.
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The humanitarian crisis remains severe, with the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) operating 330 makeshift classrooms across 59 shelters for over 44,000 children lacking basic educational access.
UNRWA is running 330 temporary learning spaces across 59 shelters, reaching over 44,000 children.For many children in the #Gaza Strip, learning now takes place without desks or chairs, often on the cold ground.Such basic items are needed and give children a sense of stability… pic.twitter.com/jZDeeR4jIZ
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 24, 2025
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) labeled the crisis “one of the worst in decades,” while UNOSAT satellite imagery (as of July 8, 2025) identified 192,812 damaged structures, including 102,067 destroyed buildings and 518 of 564 school facilities requiring full reconstruction.
A joint UN-donor assessment estimated total infrastructure damage at $29.9 billion, with an additional $19.1 billion in social and economic losses, as heavy rains in October flooded tent camps and displaced thousands more.
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Relief agencies responded with emergency distributions, but debris clearance has stalled, halting reconstruction and preventing displaced families from returning home.
Since the ceasefire began, Israel has killed 339 Palestinians and injured 871 others, raising the war’s total death toll to 69,756 with 170,946 wounded since October 7, 2023, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
