Israel kills 30 more Palestinians as Gaza death toll reaches 44,532

At least 30 more Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since October last year to 44,532, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Wednesday. The ministry statement added that some 105,538 others have been wounded in the ongoing genocide.

“Israeli forces have killed 30 people and wounded 84 others in three massacres of families in the past 24 hours,” said the ministry. “Many people are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads, with rescuers unable to reach them.”

The Israeli army has continued its genocidal war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since a cross-border incursion led by Hamas on 7 October, 2023, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

International recognition of the Gaza genocide has grown in the second year of the deadly Israeli war, as organisations and leaders have labelled the offensive as a deliberate attempt to destroy the population and make Gaza uninhabitable.

Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over its brutal war on Gaza.

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