Israel kills over 43,600 Palestinians since last year

GAZA: At least 51 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 43,603, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday.

A ministry statement added that some 102,929 others were injured in the ongoing assault.

“Israeli forces killed 51 people and injured 164 others in three massacres of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said.

“Many people are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.

Mediation efforts led by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to reach a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap agreement between Israel and Hamas have failed over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the war.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

Related World News

5 workers dead in mudslide in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Five Nepali workers engaged in bridge construction were killed on Sunday after a mudslide buried them. The laborers were mobilized to dig a pit for the construction of a suspension bridge in Rolpa district in western Nepal when the tragedy occurred. "Of the sev....

Donald Trump demands BRICS countries commit not to create new currency

NEW DELHI:US President-elect Donald Trump demanded that BRICS member countries commit not to create a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar or face 100 per cent tariffs. In a social media post, Mr. Trump said, we require a commitment from these....

At least 54 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza: sources

GAZA: At least 54 people, including a journalist and a Civil Defense officer, were killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, according to Palestinian sources. In southern Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle and a crowd receiving flour in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Kha....

Romanians cast ballots for new parliament

Romanian voters cast ballots for a new parliament on Sunday, shortly after the dark horse independent candidate Calin Georgescu's lead in the first round of the presidential election. More than 18 million Romanian citizens, including those living abroad, cast ballots to fill 332 seats in....

Trump nominates father of son-in-law as ambassador to France

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominates Charles Kushner, father of his son-in-law, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to France. "I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to France. He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, ....