***The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 9,488, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Saturday.

“The victims include 3,900 children and 2,509 women, while 24,000 other people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Gaza City.

“Seventy percent of the victims of aggression are children, women, and elderly people,” the spokesman added.

He also said that “the ministry has gotten reports of about 2,200 people missing under the rubble, including 1,250 children, since the start of the aggression on Gaza.”

“A total of 150 health personnel were killed and 27 ambulances were destroyed or put out of service as a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip,” Qudra added.

He also accused Israel of "deliberately targeting more than 105 health institutions, which left 16 hospitals and 32 primary care centers out of service due to Israeli targeting and running out of fuel."

“Gaza's hospitals have become completely overcrowded with wounded people and critical cases, and we lose many wounded every day because there are no therapeutic interventions available for them in Gaza's hospitals,” he added.

"The occupation deliberately prevents the evacuation of the wounded from hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City to southern Gaza, all the way to the Rafah land crossing," Qudra also said.

Gaza’s Government Media Office also extended its condolences to the families of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the office said: “46 journalists were killed when being directly targeted by Israeli occupation missiles.”

The office added: “The crimes of assassination committed by the occupation against Palestinian civilians in general and journalists and media professionals in particular reflect its bloodiness and organized terrorism.”

The office also stressed that “the occupation must be brought to international courts for its aggression against journalists, which amounts to war crimes.”

This week the Israeli army expanded its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since a surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Israeli army destroys 2 mosques in southern Gaza City

Destruction takes place amid Israel's relentless offensive targeting civilian objectives, infrastructure

The Israeli army destroyed two mosques in the southern Gaza City within two hours, an Anadolu correspondent reported.

The army bombed the Ali bin Abi Talib and the Al-Istijabah mosques in the Al-Sabra neighborhood. The destruction came amid Israel's relentless offensive targeting civilian objectives and infrastructure.

The latest Israeli strikes included an attack on a school housing displaced people in northern Gaza City, targeting of two ambulances, and hitting of vicinity of four hospitals, resulting in casualties.

Furthermore, a public water reservoir in eastern Rafah was also hit in recent hours.

The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 9,227 Palestinians, mostly children and women, have been killed in Israeli attacks since then, while the Israeli death toll has topped 1,500, according to official figures.

Several killed in Israeli bombing of Jabalia school sheltering displaced in Gaza

Airstrike targets Al-Fakhoura School west of Jabalia refugee camp, says Interior Ministry in Gaza Strip

Several people were killed and injured as an Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, authorities said.

"A number of Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in the airstrike by the (Israeli) occupation on the Al-Fakhoura School, which was serving as a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians in the western part of Jabalia camp," the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza said in a statement received by Anadolu.

The bombing took place amid Israel's incessant attacks targeting civilian objectives and infrastructure.

The latest strikes included an attack on a school housing displaced people in the northern Gaza City, targeting of two ambulances, and hitting of vicinity of three hospitals, resulting in casualties. Additionally, a public water reservoir in eastern Rafah was hit in the recent hours.

The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 9,227 Palestinians, mostly children and women, have been killed in Israeli attacks since then, while the Israeli death toll has topped 1,500, according to official figures.

Türkiye crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Türkiye is ‘ready to act as guarantor country for Gaza’ after clashes

Türkiye has “crossed out” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel’s violation of human rights and war crimes to the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

The embattled premier “is no longer someone we can talk to, we have crossed him out,” Erdogan told reporters on Friday aboard the presidential plane returning from Kazakhstan, where he attended the Organization of Turkic States summit.

“I said something in my speech at the Palestine Rally. I announced that we would support initiatives that would bring Israel’s human rights violations and war crimes to the International Criminal Court. Our relevant authorities, especially our Foreign Ministry, will carry out this work,” the Turkish leader added.

He said that Netanyahu has lost the support of Israeli citizens and he wants to garner support for massacres through religious rhetoric.

"What the Torah is he talking about?" Erdogan said in reference to Netanyahu's recent remarks on Amalek, the ancient nation described in the sacred book as a staunch enemy of the Israelites.

"Don't the Ten Commandments include 'Thou shalt not kill' as an order?" he questioned.

What Netanyahu is doing is "purely public relations, a populist approach," Erdogan further said.

"The Israeli administration systematically usurps Palestinians' homes, streets, workplaces, and living spaces," he said, adding that Israel does not "grant them the right to live."

"The occupation has become widespread after invaders who they call 'settlers' were placed into the homes of Palestinians. They want to justify the war crimes committed by the Israeli army with religious rhetoric," Erdogan said.

Erdogan also said Ankara “is ready to act as a guarantor country for Gaza” after clashes, reiterating Türkiye’s support for the Gazan people amid Israel’s ongoing aggression.

The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 9,488 Palestinians, including 3,900 children have been killed in Israeli attacks since then, while the Israeli death toll has topped 1,500, according to official figures.

Israeli army strikes entrance of Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in Gaza

Civilian casualties reported in attack, according to Palestinian local media

The Israeli army on Saturday targeted the entrance of Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in the western Gaza City, according to Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV.

Several Palestinian local media outlets reported that civilian casualties were caused due to the attack.

The Israeli army has recently targeted Palestinian hospitals in the Gaza Strip including the Al-Shifa Hospital, Al-Quds Hospital, and Indonesian Hospital.

The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

More than 10,700 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 9,227 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and nearly 1,540 Israelis.

Hamas' military wing says its fighters killed 5 more Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza

Others injured during clashes in building northwest of Gaza City, says Al-Qassam Brigades

The Hamas group's armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades on Saturday said its fighters had killed five more Israeli soldiers in fighting in northern Gaza.

In a statement, it said: “Al-Qassam forces attacked a Zionist force holed up in a building northwest of Gaza City.”

Al-Qassam added that its forces clashed with the Israeli forces “with machine guns and bombs, and killed five soldiers and wounded others.”

This week the Israeli army expanded its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since a surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Nearly 11,000 people have been killed in the conflict, including 9,488 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.

Anadolu Agency(AA)