Gaza: The death toll in Gaza following Israeli attacks has crossed 40,000 according to the Health Ministry.
This update comes amid the ongoing Israel Hamas War and attempts by other nations for ceasefire and a hostage release deal.
Death Toll in Gaza Crosses 40,000: Health Ministry
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip had reached 40,139, Gaza-based health authorities said on Monday.
Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 40 people and wounded 134 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,139 and the number of injuries to 92,743 since the outbreak of the latest round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October 2023, according to a press statement from Gaza’s health authorities.
International Mediators Seek Ceasefire in Gaza
A cease-fire in Gaza would likely calm tensions across the region and may persuade Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah to refrain from retaliatory strikes on Israel after the killing of a top Hezbollah commander in an Israeli airstrike and of Hamas’ top political leader in an explosion in Iran’s capital.
The mediators have spent months trying to hammer out a three-phase plan in which Hamas would release scores of hostages captured in the October 7 attack that triggered the war in exchange for a lasting cease-fire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
The war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 11th month, has decimated Gaza’s health system. Most hospitals have shut down after running out of fuel or supplies, or following raids by Israeli forces. Israel accuses Hamas and other militants of sheltering in hospitals, allegations denied by hospital staff.
(Inputs from AP)
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