Gaza / Cairo: The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published its latest report on the number of people killed and injured by Israel’s attacks on the territory, saying that 29 others had been killed in the past 24 hours, according to the media.
In a statement, he said that a total of 29 killed – “14 newly killed, 15 bodies recovered” – were recorded and 51 injured arrived in hospitals in the past 24 hours.
This has brought the confirmed number of people killed in Israeli attacks since October 7 to at least 48,572, with 112,032 others injured, the ministry added.
Thousands of people remain missing under the rubble.
On the other hand, a Palestinian was killed and several people injured by an attack on Israeli drones against civilians in Juhor Ad-Dik, Central Gaza, this morning, reports the WAFA news agency.
Last night, two people were killed in an Israeli air attack on the same area, added the report.
Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces are continuing to close the crossings of Karm Abu Salem and Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip for the 15th consecutive day, which has so far resulting in a complete blockage on humanitarian aid, reports Wafa.
Following the decision to close the border passages and suspend the flow of goods, the government and international organizations issued urgent warnings on the potential return of generalized hunger to the Gaza Strip if the closure continues.
“This arbitrary decision has aggravated the humanitarian situation, leading to an immediate and drastic increase in the prices of essential goods and raw materials, while many products have completely disappeared from the markets,” said Wafa.
Gaza Truce speaks obstinate by deep divisions between Israel, Hamas
Israel and Hamas are ready for more indirect discussions today on the ceasefire of Gaza, but deep divisions persist between the two parties under fragile break, according to AFP.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israeli negotiators to continue the talks, said his office, but he ordered the team to base his negotiations on a proposal from the American envoy of the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who calls for the “immediate release of 11 living hostages and half of the dead hostages”.
This came after Hamas said that he was ready to release a living hostage from the Israelis, Edan Alexander, as well as the bodies of four other Israeli-Americans in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
A delegation from Hamas said that the proposal to present the five had also been presented by the United States. But the United States, the key military ally of Israel, have since criticized the insistence of Hamas on this proposal.
“The delegation asked the mediators and guarantors, the United States, to oblige the occupation (Israel) to implement the humanitarian protocol, to immediately allow humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and start the second phase of negotiations,” said a Hamas official on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the Trêve de Gaza.
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom expresses his concern concerning the disastrous situation in Gaza, the end of the impulses on the Israeli blockade
British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Development David Lammy expressed a deep concern in the face of the disastrous situation in Gaza, stressing Israel’s urgent need to raise his blockade which prevented the delivery of aid and electricity to the region, reports WAFA.
In a shared press release on X, Lammy revealed that he had discussed the worsening of humanitarian conditions in Gaza with Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Emergency Rescueur.
Lammy stressed the importance of supporting the vital work of the United Nations and its mandate to help Palestinian civilians in need.
