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| Destroyed buildings due to Israeli attacks are seen as Palestinians,
residing in the region, struggle with significant challenges amidst
rubbles in Northern Gaza, Gaza on May 10, 2024. [Dawoud Abo Alkas –
Anadolu Agency] |
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s
ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip has surged since last October to
35,034 people, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on
Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports.
At least 78,755 other people have been injured in the onslaught, the ministry added in a statement.
“Israeli attacks killed 63 people and injured 114 others in the last 24 hours,” the statement said.
“Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.
Israel has waged a brutal offensive on the
Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas
last Oct. 7 which killed some 1,200 people.
READ: Israeli forces kill at least 18 Palestinians in Rafah in last 24 hours
Tel Aviv has also imposed a crippling
blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its population, particularly
residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of starvation.
More than seven months into the conflict,
vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food,
clean water and medicine.
Israel is accused of genocide at the
International Court of Justice (ICJ). An interim ruling in January said
it is “plausible” that Tel Aviv is committing genocide in Gaza, ordering
it to stop such acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian
assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
South Africa on Friday asked the ICJ to
order Israel to withdraw from the southern city of Rafah, where more
than 1.5 million displaced people have been sheltered, as part of
additional emergency measures over the war.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240512-gaza-death-toll-surpasses-35000-amid-israeli-onslaught/
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