Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises by 47 as genocide goes on unabated
The Israeli regime’s ongoing war of genocide on the Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of at least 47 more Palestinians within the space of just two days, according to the Palestinian ministry of health.
The increase announced on Saturday concerning the death toll from Israeli assaults on the war-battered, blockaded, and impoverished coastal sliver, marked another grim milestone in the October 2023-present warfare.
The fatalities, included seven people, whose bodies had been recovered from the ruins, the ministry said, adding that 275 others had also been injured, many critically, throughout the two-day-long period.
The ministry had earlier announced a tally of 30.
Despite the ongoing efforts of medical teams, a significant number of victims remain trapped under rubble, with access restricted by the intensity of Israeli airstrikes, the Saturday statement went on.
The Israeli regime and Gaza’s Hamas resistance movement reached a ceasefire deal in January. Before that the war had already killed at least 50099 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded 111675 others.
The regime would regularly breach the agreement, but resumed the genocide with even more intensity on March 18. According to the ministry, the death toll has ever since surged by another 2,396, while the number of those injured rose by 6,325.
However, these figures are likely to rise, with many still missing or unable to receive emergency medical care, the statement underlined.
Adding to the severity of the situation, the ministry has raised alarm over the worsening conditions resulting from Tel Aviv’s blockade of Gaza, which has been escalated to insufferable proportions since the onset of the war.
Over the past two months, throughout which the regime has closed off all of the territory’s crossings, the siege has signally exacerbated the suffering of the territory’s two-million-plus population, killing at least 57 people, Gaza’s government media office says.
The blockade prevents the entry of vital nutritional supplements, baby formula, and medications necessary for those suffering from chronic conditions.
