Gaza death toll tops 65,200 as ‘Israel’s’ genocidal war continues

At least 65,208 Palestinians have been killed in 'Israel’s' war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as famine deepens and military assaults intensify.

In the last 24 hours alone, 34 bodies were brought to hospitals and 200 people were injured, bringing the total number of wounded since the start of the war to 166,271. The ministry noted that “many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads, with rescuers unable to reach them.”

Among the latest victims were four Palestinians, including a child, who died of malnutrition and starvation, pushing the famine-related death toll since October to 440, including 147 children. Two more people also died of malnutrition in the past day.

The Health Ministry added that four people were killed and more than 18 wounded while seeking humanitarian aid, bringing the toll of Palestinians killed in such incidents since May 27 to 2,518, with over 18,449 injured. Aid groups have called the 'Israeli'-controlled aid system a “death trap,” pointing to repeated deadly attacks on starving civilians.

'Israel’s' renewed assault on Gaza City has killed at least 47 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, authorities said, as the army issued fresh evacuation orders and continued demolishing high-rise buildings. Forces have pounded the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa neighborhoods, from where they could advance into central and western Gaza City, where most displaced people are sheltering.

Since resuming its attacks on March 18, 'Israel' has killed 12,653 people and injured 54,230 others, breaking a brief ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement reached in January.

The enclave’s 2.4 million residents have been under a complete border closure since March 2, a measure that has pushed northern Gaza into confirmed famine, with projections that it will spread southward by the end of September, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).