The death toll from Israel’s attacks on Gaza has risen by 61 in the past 24 hours, reaching 57,823
The death toll from Israel’s attacks on Gaza has risen by 61 in the past 24 hours, reaching 57,823
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has increased by 61 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 57,823.
In a written statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza shared the latest information on casualties and injuries resulting from Israel's ongoing attacks.
It was reported that 61 dead and 231 wounded were brought to hospitals in Gaza in the last 24 hours.
It was stated that 7,261 Palestinians have been killed and 25,846 wounded in Israeli attacks that have resumed since March 18, breaking the ceasefire agreed upon on January 19.
The total number of people killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 57,823, and the number of injured to 137,887.
It is reported that thousands of bodies are still under the rubble in the Gaza Strip.
Since May 27, 788 people have been killed and 5,199 injured in systematic attacks targeting Palestinians at distribution areas established under the guise of humanitarian aid by the US-Israel-backed "Gaza Humanitarian Aid Foundation."
"Death traps"
Since May 27, Israel has bypassed UN and international aid organizations by implementing a so-called aid distribution through the US-Israel-backed "Gaza Humanitarian Aid Foundation."
However, this entity is not recognized by the UN and is rejected by Palestinian groups. Hamas has described this system as "death traps."
Since March 2, Israel has kept all land border crossings into the Gaza Strip closed. While hundreds of aid trucks have been prevented from entering Gaza, only a limited number of vehicles have been allowed through the Kerem Abu Salim Border Crossing.
Israel's continued attacks since October 7, 2023, have created a major humanitarian disaster in Gaza, with intense bombardments, starvation, forced displacement, and the destruction of infrastructure.
Despite international calls and rulings by the International Court of Justice for a ceasefire, Israel continues its genocide unabated.
Israeli military threatens to attack area housing UN headquarters in Gaza
Israeli Army Spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced on his X account that the area housing the United Nations (UN) headquarters in the Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa and Islamic universities, and the Red Crescent Hospital would be targeted in an attack.
The buildings Adraee threatened to target are located in western Gaza City, a densely populated area.
Adraee threatened an attack on the region and called on Palestinians to evacuate and move to the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
According to figures shared by the UN, about 90% of Gaza’s approximately 2.3 million residents have been displaced at least once due to Israeli military operations.
Gaza’s Ministry of Religious Endowments: Israel desecrated cemetery in Khan Yunis and stole body remains
In a written statement, the Ministry of Religious Endowments noted that Israel has committed a new crime in the Gaza Strip, where attacks have continued for nearly two years, openly violating both humanitarian and religious values and norms.
The statement said that a group from the Israeli army raided a cemetery in the city of Khan Yunis with heavy machinery yesterday morning: "The occupier committed a new crime by desecrating the cemetery with heavy machinery, exhuming and stealing the bodies of martyrs. This is a barbaric act that no religion or law can accept."
The statement emphasized that in addition to violating the sanctity of cemeteries, Israel also violated respect for the dead: "This crime also reveals the moral degradation of the occupier. Not content with killing the living, the occupier continues to attack the dead in their graves."
It was stated that the Israeli army has destroyed 40 out of 60 cemeteries in the Gaza Strip based on unfounded pretexts.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has continued its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Despite international calls and the rulings of the International Court of Justice for a ceasefire, the attacks continue through policies of starvation, destruction, and forced displacement.
With US support, nearly 195,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed or injured. Tens of thousands are missing, hundreds of thousands have been left homeless, and famine—resulting in the deaths of dozens of children—continues.
Israel continues to demolish Palestinian homes in Tulkarm Refugee Camp
According to a report by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israel has continued its attacks on the Tulkarm Refugee Camp in the northern West Bank for 166 consecutive days.
It was reported that since this morning, Israeli forces have entered the Marbaa neighborhood of the Tulkarm Refugee Camp with heavy machinery and demolished several buildings.
The report emphasized that Tel Aviv is disregarding a ruling issued by the Israeli High Court on July 3 by carrying out these demolitions.
Meanwhile, the strict blockade imposed by the Israeli army on the Nur Shams Refugee Camp in the West Bank has continued for 153 days.
Israeli soldiers have reportedly taken over Palestinian homes in the camp and turned them into military outposts.
Since January 21, the Israeli army has been carrying out "operations" extending from the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank to the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps.
On June 30, the army issued demolition orders for 104 buildings in the Tulkarm Refugee Camp, home to more than 1,600 people.
In the first phase, residents of 50 buildings were given only a few hours to evacuate their belongings.
On July 3, the Israeli High Court ordered a temporary freeze on the mass demolition of homes in the Tulkarm Refugee Camp.
Israeli media: Tel Aviv insists on continuing occupation in Rafah in ceasefire negotiations
Israel, which has announced its intention to establish a "humanitarian city"—effectively a concentration camp—in Rafah, southern Gaza, continues to insist on maintaining its occupation in ceasefire negotiations held in Doha, Qatar.
According to a report by Israel’s Channel 12, citing Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations, the Tel Aviv administration presented a new withdrawal map during talks that failed to resolve the issue of ending the occupation in Gaza.
In the proposed map, Israel agreed to withdraw from the Morag corridor, which separates the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. However, it continues to insist on maintaining control of Rafah.
Sources stated, “In the new map presented by Israel, withdrawal is planned from the Morag Corridor, located about 4–5 kilometers from the Gaza-Egypt border.”
However, Israel has reportedly refused to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor between Gaza and Egypt and the area up to 3 kilometers north of it.
It was noted that Tel Aviv plans to establish a camp in this region, which includes Rafah, to forcibly relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Channel 12 also reported that while intense airstrikes by the Israeli army continue across the Gaza Strip, fierce ground battles are ongoing.
An Israeli military commander was quoted saying, “They (Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades) are tracking our every move and have figured out the army’s tactics.”
Ceasefire negotiations in Gaza
US President Donald Trump announced that Israel had accepted the necessary conditions for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and the proposal was submitted to Hamas by mediators Qatar and Egypt.
Hamas stated that it had delivered a "positive response" to the proposal and was ready to negotiate the implementation of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement.
The Tel Aviv administration argued that the changes made by Hamas to Qatar’s proposal were unacceptable, yet still sent a delegation to Doha for negotiations.
Although most disagreements were reportedly resolved during the talks in Doha, Israel’s insistence on maintaining its occupation of the Morag Corridor and the city of Rafah in southern Gaza remained a sticking point.