GAZA, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- Gaza health authorities said on Wednesday that 15 Palestinians killed over the past 24 hours arrived at the Strip's hospitals as a result of the ongoing aftermath of Israeli occupation attacks.
The authorities confirmed in a press statement that two of the deaths were newly confirmed, while the bodies of 13 others were recovered from different areas, with no new injuries reported.
It mentioned an unknown number of victims remain trapped under rubble or in streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews have been unable to reach them due to widespread destruction and dangerous conditions on the ground.
According to official statistics issued since the ceasefire on October 11 show a total of 449 deaths, 1,246 injuries, and 710 recoveries from under the rubble.
The cumulative toll since the start of the war on October 7, 2023 has reached 71,439 deaths and 171,324 injuries, amid severe humanitarian and health conditions and acute shortages of medical supplies and relief aid, it added.
Regarding the repercussions of the recent storm, it was reported that one person was killed and another injured when a damaged residential building collapsed during the current low-pressure weather system, bringing the number of deaths from building collapses since the start of winter to 25.
This occurs amid repeated warnings of escalating humanitarian risks as thousands of housing units remain damaged.
Seasonal storms are worsening conditions, especially for displaced Palestinian families living in crowded shelters and cramped spaces, increasing the risk of accidents and deaths and intensifying humanitarian and health pressures. (end) wab.nsa.lr