Gaza death toll rises to 175 despite ceasefire

A Palestinian woman was was seriously injured in Israel\'s recent offensive against Gaza, has died. Sabah Al Sakafy passed away on Monday evening and was the sixth fatality since both Hamas and Israel agreed a ceasefire last Wednesday. Her death took the Palestinian fatalities total to 175. The Palestinian Health Information Center of the Ministry of Health has issued a final report on the loss of life and injuries through Israeli aggression against unarmed civilians in Gaza. A week of shelling from November 14 to 21 saw 175 killed and 1399 injured. Among the fatalities, there were 34 children, 11 women, 19 older men and 16 children under the age of five years.  The report noted that 27 of the wounded are in a very serious condition. Two members of the medical staff were killed and five suffered injuries. The report adds that ten health centers were damaged including four hospitals and two primary care centres. Meanwhile, a young man was killed after suffering an electric shock in a Rafah border tunnel, on Monday. Sources confirmed Montaser Mohammed Hussein Al Malahy, 20, lost his life at the border point near Egypt. Dozens of tunnels spread across the Egyptian-Palestinian border are used by Palestinians to transfer goods, after Israel imposed a siege on Gaza.