Gaza death toll rises to 138 and keeps mounting

21 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2012 الساعة . 02:34 م   بتوقيت القدس

One Palestinian civilian was killed and many others suffered injuries in an Israeli air raid at nine o'clock in the morning on a populated area in the vicinity of Shafei Mosque east of Jabaliya district.

Many Palestinian civilians have been killed since the early morning of today in different Gaza areas. A young man was also proclaimed dead of serious wounds he had sustained a few days ago in an aerial attack on Gaza city.

Consequently, the death toll has soared to 138 victims until the reporting moment and is expected to rise as Israel is persisting in its deadly aerial and artillery attacks on the densely-populated enclave.

More than 1, 100 Palestinians, mostly civilians and children, have also sustained injuries so far.

The Palestinian information center published on Wednesday a report in Arabic containing the names of the 138 killed since Israel's escalated its violence.

For its part, the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza said Israel's violations against the medical personnel and vehicles have led to the killing of one paramedic and the destruction of six ambulances.

It added that Israel's aerial attacks also inflicted damage on different medical infrastructure belonging to civilians, the health ministry, the Red Cross and the UNRWA.