The Health Ministry said that the only COVID-19 Testing Laboratory (Gaza Covid Testing Lab) present here was destroyed in the airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Airstrike (AFP) in the Gaza Strip
People on both sides have lost their lives due to air strikes carried out by Israel and Gaza. The Ministry of Health, based in Gaza, has said that Gaza’s only Covid Testing Lab has been destroyed in Israeli Airstrike. The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been going on since 10 May. The extremist organization Hamas from the Gaza Strip of Palestine is continuously rocketing Israel. At the same time, the Israelis are also bombing the Gaza Strip in retaliation.
Let us tell you that Hamas governs the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, Palestinians demonstrated once again in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Tuesday. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting to end the conflict between the two sides. On the other hand, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that action will continue on the Gaza Strip as long as necessary.
28 percent corona positivity rate in Gaza
The Health Ministry said that the only COVID-19 Testing Laboratory present here was destroyed in the airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. There, Qatar’s Red Crescent stated that one of its offices was also damaged in an Israeli airstrike. The coronavirus test positivity rate in Gaza is among the highest in the world. Gaza has a coronavirus test positive rate of 28 percent. The hospitals here are facing Israeli blockade for the last 15 years. Due to the increasing corona cases in Gaza, a large number of patients are admitted in hospitals here.
Clashes between protesters and security forces in West Bank and Jerusalem
On the other hand, clashes erupted at several places between Israeli security forces and protesters in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Many Palestinians were injured in this clash, who had to be hospitalized. These people were protesting against Israel over the action being taken in Gaza. Since the start of the airstrikes, 218 Palestinians have died in Gaza, including 63 children. Around 1500 Palestinians have also been injured in this attack. On the other hand, 12 people including two children have died in the attack on Israel, while more than 300 people have been injured.
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