Gaza death toll nears 56,000 amid Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians

At least 55,959 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. A ministry statement said that 51 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 104 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 131,242 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 Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 5,647 people and injured 19,201 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January. Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for […]