Gazans recover 14 more bodies from rubble as death toll tops 47,300

GAZA CITY, Palestine

The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has reached 47,306, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

A ministry statement said that the toll surged after 14 bodies were recovered from the rubble, five died of their injuries and four lost their lives in Israeli attacks.

The ministry added that 11 more people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 111,483 in the Israeli onslaught.

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

The first six-week phase of a ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, halting Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.

The Israeli onslaught has left more than 11,000 people missing, with widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed the lives of many elderly people and children in one of the worst global humanitarian disasters ever.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November last year 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.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala