Middle East

Palestinians find more bodies in Gaza rubble as death toll nears 48,300

Over 111,700 injured in Israeli onslaught on Gaza since October 2023, Health Ministry says

Ahmed Asmar  | 18.02.2025 - Update : 18.02.2025
Palestinians find more bodies in Gaza rubble as death toll nears 48,300 A view of the demolished residential area shows Palestinians continuing their daily lives under difficult conditions in the Bureij refugee camp, struggling to survive amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on 14 February 2025.

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ANKARA

Palestinian medics and rescue teams recovered six more bodies from the rubble in the Gaza Strip, pushing the overall death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 48,291, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

A ministry statement said that the toll also included one Palestinian killed by Israeli army fire in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry, 13 injured people were also admitted to hospitals, taking the number of the injured to 111,722 in the Israeli onslaught.

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

A ceasefire agreement has been in place in Gaza since Jan. 19, halting the Israeli war that has caused widespread destruction and left the Palestinian enclave in ruins.

Despite the ceasefire, the Gaza local authorities reported almost daily ceasefire violations by the Israeli army.

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.

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