News Desk :
Israeli strikes in the past 24 hours have resulted in at least 49 deaths and 69 injuries, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
The healthcare system is under severe strain, and medical staff are overworked, prompting the Ministry to appeal for international medical teams to be granted access to the region, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Israel’s military offensive has killed at least 38,713 people, also mostly civilians, according to figures from the Gaza health ministry.
New strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 17 people, according to Gaza health officials, as fighting continues without halt. Israel maintains that its operations are aimed at targeting Hamas.
Indirect negotiations to end the devastating war, facilitated by Qatar and Egypt with US backing, have yet to yield a breakthrough after months of discussions.
In May, US President Joe Biden presented a ceasefire roadmap proposed by Israel, which intensified the negotiations.
However, despite discussions held in Cairo and Doha, there has been no visible progress on implementing the roadmap.
The war has caused 90% of Gaza’s 2.4 million residents to flee their homes.
Many have taken shelter in UN-run schools, six of which have been struck by Israeli attacks since July 6.
Israel says it has lost 326 soldiers in Gaza and says at least a third of the Palestinian fatalities are fighters.
Efforts mediated by Egypt and Qatar to end the conflict and release the hostages, as well as Palestinians in Israeli jails, had appeared to be making some progress, negotiators had said.
The talks stalled on Saturday after three days of intense negotiations failed to produce a viable outcome, Egyptian security sources said, and after an Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ top military chief, Mohammed Deif. The attack in the Khan Younis area killed more than 90 people and wounded hundreds of others, health authorities in Gaza said.
A Palestinian official close to the talks told Reuters on Tuesday that Hamas was keen not to be seen as halting the talks despite the stepped-up Israeli attacks.
“Hamas wants the war to end, not at any price. It says it has shown the flexibility needed and is pushing the mediators to get Israel to reciprocate,” the official, who asked not to be named, said.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday that two senior advisers to Netanyahu said Israel is still committed to reaching a ceasefire.
Citing a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said in a post on X it would take 15 years to clear around 40 million tons of war rubble in Gaza. The effort would need 100+ trucks and cost over $500 million.
