Gaza death toll tops 10,000 as war reaches one-month mark
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00:00 Dozens of Palestinians lie dead, covered by body bags.
00:04 This is the aftermath of Israeli bombing on the town of Deir el-Bala in the central Gaza
00:09 Strip.
00:10 "We were displaced from northern Gaza.
00:14 We came to stay here with my aunt.
00:16 It was night.
00:18 I was just sitting there when the bombing happened.
00:20 We found ourselves in the midst of the debris.
00:22 They pulled us out from under the rubble.
00:25 You can see the children, young boys and girls.
00:27 They were all martyred.
00:29 Those who weren't inside were injured as you can see.
00:32 The picture speaks much louder than words."
00:35 The 66 killed in Deir el-Bala are part of an ever-growing number.
00:40 On Monday, the Palestinian death toll surpassed 10,000 according to the Hamas health ministry.
00:46 It comes as the Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the territory and bombarded
00:51 it with airstrikes, with 450 targets hit in a 24-hour period.
00:56 Hamas says Israel is bombing intensely around several hospitals in the north of the territory.
01:02 The Israeli army once again accused the militants of using the hospitals to hide and to fire
01:06 missiles from, allegations that have been repeatedly denied by Hamas leaders.
01:12 One of those hospitals is Al-Shifa, the Gaza Strip's biggest medical centre.
01:17 A strike on Monday hit the roof of the building, killing a number of people sheltering on its
01:21 top floor.
01:22 Despite that, many of the 50,000 currently sheltering there are determined to stay.
01:28 "We are persistent.
01:32 We are persistent.
01:33 Whatever they do with us, we won't leave Al-Shifa hospital.
01:37 They cut water, electricity, food.
01:40 We're persistent.
01:41 We can survive on biscuits and nuts."
01:44 The rougher crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened on Monday to allow the
01:48 evacuation of foreigners, dual nationals and wounded Palestinians.
01:51 The terminal was open for three days last week, before closing over the weekend amid
01:56 a dispute over the passage of ambulances.