Gaza - “Jerusalem” dot com - Salameh Maarouf, head of the government media office in the Gaza Strip, said today, Tuesday, that the losses of the continuous Israeli aggression for the ninth consecutive day amounted to 243.8 million dollars, of which 176.6 were direct losses, and 67.2 million dollars were indirect.
Maarouf pointed out in a press conference that the occupation forces are still targeting the Gaza Strip, and since the beginning of the aggression, they have carried out more than 1615 air, sea, or artillery raids, targeting all areas of the Strip, amid a focus on the bombing of homes, residential buildings, government headquarters and infrastructure from roads. And electricity, water and sewage networks.
Last night´s raids amounted to more than 165 raids carried out by aircraft, artillery, and occupation ships, and the bombing was concentrated in the west and east of Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip.
He indicated that there are more than 1,174 housing units that were completely demolished and severely damaged, and at least 7,073 other units were partially damaged.
The local official indicated that the towers were targeted, which caused the demolition of more than 156 housing units, in addition to the total demolition of 33 headquarters in those towers for media institutions, as well as damage to hundreds of institutions, associations and other offices, indicating that the initial direct losses in the housing sector amounted to a total of 54 million Dollars.
Maarouf indicated that 73 government headquarters and public facilities were bombed, which varied between police headquarters, security and service facilities, and direct losses estimated at $ 23 million.
He mentioned that 75 schools, health facilities, and primary care clinics were severely and partially damaged by the heavy bombing in their vicinity, and animal farms, agricultural lands, wells and irrigation networks were bombed with an initial value of losses amounting to $ 22 million, and direct losses worth $ 27 million in economic and commercial facilities, as a result of the bombing Including the bombing of the industrial zone and targeting a number of factories directly.
He indicated that streets and infrastructure represented in water and sanitation networks were bombed, with initial losses amounting to $ 22 million, while direct losses to the energy sector due to the bombing of networks, transformers and power lines amounted to $ 12 million.
He pointed out that dozens of vehicles were completely and partially damaged, with an estimated loss of more than $ 5.5 million, while communications networks, internet, transformers and equipment were damaged, with a value of $ 6.1 million.
Maarouf stated that 8 mosques were completely or severely demolished, and 29 mosques, one church, a five-story endowment building and endowment facilities were damaged as a result of the bombing, with direct material losses estimated at $ 5 million.
He pointed out that the occupation continues to close commercial crossings into the Gaza Strip and prevent fishermen from descending into the sea.
“The ongoing occupation crime has left a difficult humanitarian reality, especially with the displacement of thousands of families from the border areas under bombardment, as well as preventing supplies of basic needs and commodities for citizens due to the closure of the crossings and even the fodder needed for animals, and preventing the entry of fuel to the power station, which is a humanitarian crime and a war of extermination against the children Our people are all in the Gaza Strip. ”
