Israel kills 81 Palestinians in 24 hours
News Desk :
At least 81 Palestinians have been killed and 422 injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the enclave’s Health Ministry reported on Saturday.
The intensifying strikes, particularly around the southern city of Khan Younis, have pushed the overall death toll in Israel’s war on Gaza to at least 56,412, with 133,054 wounded since the conflict began on 7 October 2023, reports Al Jazeera.
Of those, 6,089 people have been killed and 21,013 injured since Israel broke the ceasefire on 18 March.
The attacks come amid growing international scrutiny and calls for accountability.
At least 56,412 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday.
A ministry statement said that 81 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 422 people were injured, bringing the number of injuries in the Israeli onslaught to 133,054.
“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads, with rescuers unable to reach them,” it added
The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 6,089 people and injured 21,013 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January, reports Anadolu Agency.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
Gaza’s Government Media Office earlier condemned reports from Israeli media suggesting soldiers were ordered to “deliberately shoot” Palestinians seeking aid, labelling the acts as evidence of “war crimes.”
Additionally, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees also criticised the situation, claiming that aid distribution points operated by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) have turned into “a killing field.”
The October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel left at least 1,139 Israelis dead, with over 200 people taken hostage, according to Israeli figures.
Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza continues to climb, with no sign of a sustainable ceasefire in sight despite US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that a resolution could come “within the next week.”