161 killed, 1,000 injured in Israeli shelling in Gaza: Palestinian Ministry of Health

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced Saturday that 161 Palestinians were killed while nearly 1,000 persons have been injured since the onset of the Israeli air strikes on Gaza Saturday morning.
According to a statement of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death toll of the Palestinians and the number of injured who have been hospitalised is as follows: in Gaza City alone 35 deaths and approximately 160 injuries, in Khan Yunis 45 killed and approximately 180 injured, in the north 40 deaths and approximately 200 injuries, and in the central region of the Strip 29 killed, .
The statement added that there were approximately 311 injuries, while in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, there were 12 martyrs and approximately 80 injuries.
The total number of injuries in all Gaza governorates reached 931, while the number of martyrs in all governorates reached 161 until this moment, the statement outlined.
This comes on the heels of the persistent Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since Saturday morning, followed by the Israeli escalation of assaults on Palestinians in various areas in the West Bank with the security measures being entirely enforced in the occupied Jerusalem and the perimeter of Al Aqsa Mosque, as well as military barricades in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that dozens of Israeli people were killed and hundreds were injured as a result of intensive and persistent rocket barrages launched by the Palestinian resistance towards Israeli settlements military sites.