Israeli forces kill 25 more Palestinians in Gaza

By Ikram Kouachi

The Israeli army killed 25 more Palestinians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 40,099 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday.

A ministry statement added that some 92,609 other people have been injured in the assault.

“Israeli forces killed 25 people and injured 72 others in two ‘massacres’ against families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said.

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

Israel, flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

More than 10 months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.