24 Israeli soldiers injured in last 24 hours, military says

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) - At least 24 Israeli soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours, including six in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Thursday.

The army, however, did not specify where other soldiers were wounded, but public broadcaster KAN said that eight soldiers were injured near the border with Lebanon.

According to military figures, at least 646 soldiers have been killed and 3,754 others injured since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict on Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has continued its brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 Hamas attack despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

More than 36,650 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, the vast majority being women and children, and over 83,300 others injured, according to local health authorities.

Eight months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in its latest ruling has ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala in Istanbul