170,000 people in Gaza need surgery that cannot be conducted in enclave
The director of the Medical Relief Society in Gaza City has said 170,000 wounded people need procedures that cannot be performed due to a lack of medical equipment in the besieged enclave.
Israel has continued to seal the Rafah crossing with Egypt and blocked other key border crossings, preventing large-scale aid deliveries into Gaza.
Aid organisations, the UN and Palestinian authorities say that border crossings should also be opened for medical evacuations.
Gaza Health Ministry issues death toll update
The ministry says the bodies of 29 people have arrived at the enclave’s hospitals in the last 48 hours.
It issued its daily statistical report on the number of dead and injured due to the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.
This includes “23 recovered martyrs, 2 martyrs who died from their injuries, and 4 martyrs as a result of direct targeting by the [Israeli] occupation, and 21 injuries in the past 48 hours, in addition to 11 martyrs under the rubble in the Abu Shaaban massacre who have not been recovered yet and therefore have not been added to the statistics”.
As we’ve been reporting, Israel killed 11 members of the same family in an attack on a vehicle in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood yesterday, in the deadliest attack on Palestinians since the ceasefire went into effect.
This brings the total casualties inflicted by Israel on Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 68,116 killed and 170,200 wounded.
Gaza Media Office says Israel violated ceasefire dozens of times
A statement on Telegram says the Israeli army has committed 47 violations after the truce deal entered into force in early October, killing 38 people and wounding another 143.
The office called the actions “flagrant and clear violations of the ceasefire decision and the rules of international humanitarian law”.
According to the statement, the Israeli forces directly fired at and bombed civilians, and carried out arrests.
It said that these practices reflect Israel’s “continued aggressive approach despite the declaration of a ceasefire”.
