ANKARA

At least 61,944 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

A ministry statement said that 47 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 226 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 155,886 in the Israeli onslaught.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

The ministry also noted that 14 Palestinians were killed and over 132 injured by Israeli army fire while trying to get humanitarian aid in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed while seeking aid to 1,938, with over 14,420 others wounded since May 27.

The ministry said that seven more Palestinians, including two children, died of malnutrition and starvation in the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. This brought the famine-linked eath toll since October 2023 to 258 people, including 110 children.

Since March 2, Israeli authorities have completely closed all Gaza border crossings, creating famine-like conditions for the territory’s 2.4 million population.

The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 10,400 people and injured 43,845 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.