Death toll climbs to 26,422 in Gaza as Israeli attacks continue
RAFAH, GAZA - JANUARY 25: Citizens inspect the effects of the destruction of the Omar bin Abdul Aziz Mosque, and the houses adjacent to it, due to Israeli air strikes on January 25, 2024 in Rafah, Egypt. The toll since the Oct. 7 war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas now exceeds 25,000 dead and 62,000 injured, according to the territory's health ministry. Two-thirds of the victims are believed to be women and children. The United Nations estimates for its part that more than 18,000 Palestinian children have lost a parent. With 25 per cent of the population, or more than half a million people, are in a situation of "food catastrophe" and threatened with famine. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)
The Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that 165 Palestinians were killed and 290 others wounded in the last 24 hours as Israel continues its raging attacks on the territory.
A statement by the ministry explained that, “The Israeli occupation committed 19 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 165 martyrs and 290 injured during the past 24 hours.”
It added that “Many people are still trapped under rubble as rescuers are unable to reach them.”
Attacks by Israel continue to devastate the enclave despite the recent International Court of Justice’s provisional ruling.
So far, 26,422 Palestinians have been killed died mostly women and children, and while 65,087 others have been injured since Oct. 7, according to Palestinian health authorities.
Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip since Hamas’ cross-border raid, which Tel Aviv alleges killed almost 1,200 Israelis.
According to the UN, the Israeli attacks have internally displaced 85% of Gaza’s population, resulting in serious shortages of food, potable water, and medication, while 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.
