Gaza death toll rises
At least eight Palestinians have been killed and 61 others injured in new Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. Two bodies have also been recovered from the rubble of the previous Israeli attacks in the same time frame, the ministry added.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed a total of 67,183 Palestinians and injured 169,841 others since October 7, 2023, the statement published on Telegram said.
That's the lowest daily death toll since the last ceasefire, not so for injuries though. It's still only those that get counted, as in bodies reaching a hospital. Bombing is still continuing.
Palestinians say Israeli bombardment less intense in Gaza as negotiations continue
As negotiations for the ceasefire deal continue today in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the situation on the ground looks extremely bleak as Israeli drones are still targeting residential buildings.
The Israeli military operation has not expanded to reach further urban centres, but is still stationed in their centralised positions that enable forces to have operational support by using quadcopter drones and heavy artillery to target what remains of structures, particularly in Gaza City.
Civilians have said the scale of bombardment sounds less intense in comparison with the days preceding the onset of the current round of negotiations.
For them, they say that might be a sign that mediators are exerting further pressure on Israel to at least mitigate the scale of its bombardment on Gaza, for one reason, it’s to allow for Hamas fighters to retrieve bodies of Israeli captives as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
UNICEF calls for urgent ceasefire as Gaza children continue to be killed
The UN’s children’s agency has made an appeal for an immediate end to the fighting in Gaza, saying that since Saturday, 14 children have reportedly been killed.
“In the last two years, a staggering 64,000 children have reportedly been killed or maimed across the Gaza Strip, including at least 1,000 babies. We don’t know how many more have died due to preventable illnesses or are buried under the rubble,” UNICEF said in a statement.
“Every child killed is an irreplaceable loss. For the sake of all children in Gaza, this war must end now,” UNICEF said.
