The Palestinian Health Ministry said about 500 healthcare workers have been killed and hundreds of others injured since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7.

In a statement, the ministry said more than 310 other health workers have been arrested, while 130 ambulances have been destroyed in Gaza by Israeli forces, Al Jazeera reported.

Health facilities and workers in the occupied West Bank have also been subjected to more than 340 attacks, it said, adding that a deliberate targeting of medical infrastructure by Israel has deprived Palestinian citizens of access to basic healthcare services.

The ministry said poor water and sanitation conditions, along with overcrowding, have led to an increase in diseases and early deaths, noting that Gaza is facing a public health disaster.