Israeli strikes on Gaza destroy 1,000 mosques, local authorities say

Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have destroyed 1,000 mosques since Oct. 7, according to local authorities. There are an estimated 1,200 mosques in the Gaza Strip, they added.

According to the statement, a church, several administrative buildings, Quranic schools, and a bank headquarters were destroyed in the Israeli onslaught.

Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, which Tel Aviv says killed nearly 1,200 people.

At least 25,105 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and 62,681 injured, according to Palestinian health authorities.