Israel's Y-Net news website said Palestinian fighters had wounded at least 5,000 Israeli soldiers in Gaza, with thousands declared disabled as fighting continues to intensify in the enclave.
Specialists from Israel's Ministry of Defence said its rehabilitation department receives 60 newly wounded soldiers every day from Gaza since the start of the war in Gaza.
Limor Luria, who heads the rehabilitation department at the Ministry of Defence in Israel, painted a dark picture and told Y-net that at least 2,000 Israeli soldiers had also been declared disabled.
"We have never faced something like this," Luria told Y-Net.
"More than 58% of the wounded who we take in have severe injuries to the hands and feet, including those that require amputations.
"12% suffered from internal injuries to the spleen, kidney, laceration of internal organs. Some soldiers suffered head and eye injuries, with seven per cent suffering from mental health issues - with that number expected to skyrocket."
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