A paramedic evacuating an injured child from field. Credit: PRCS.9 Palestinians were killed and 1306 were injuredby Israeli forces during the reporting period from the 7 to the 20 October, according to the Ministry of Health.
Eight Palestinians, including one child, were killed during the demonstrations, while the ninth was killed due to an Israeli attack, which took place on 7 October.
Out of the total 1306 injured, 62% (815 people) transferred to Ministry of Health hospitals or NGO health facilities, including 168 children and 35 females. The remaining 38% (491) were treated and discharged directly from the trauma stabilization points.
Out of the total 815 injured people referred to a hospital, 16 were critically life threatening (1%), 299 moderate (23%), 470 mild (36%), and the remaining 30 were unspecified cases due to limited data collection.
Since the starts of the mass demonstrations, a total of 23 573 people have been injured, of which 5652 were live ammunition gunshot injuries (23%).
Full report:
WHO Special sitiuation report, Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory, 7–20 October 2018
