Genocide in Gaza: Death Toll Nears 44,900 as Israel Kills 40 More Palestinians

IQNA – At least 40 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 44,875, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Friday.

A ministry statement added that some 106,454 others have been injured so far in the ongoing assault, now in its second year.

“Israeli forces killed 40 people and injured 98 others in three massacres of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said.

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

Israel launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip after resistance groups led by Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2024, in response to decades of Israeli bloodletting and violence against Palestinians.

The second year of genocide in Gaza has drawn growing international condemnation, with officials and institutions denouncing the attacks and blocking of aid deliveries as a deliberate attempt to destroy the population.

On Nov. 21, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

The Israeli regime also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.

Source: Anadolu Agency