GAZA, Jan. 19 – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday.
The ministry said in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 172 Palestinians and wounded 326 others during the past 24 hours.
It added that the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has wounded 61,830 Palestinians since its outbreak on Oct. 7, 2023, noting that a large number of victims were still under the rubble, and ambulance and civil defense crews could not reach them.
Meanwhile, Palestine TV reported that an Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Wednesday night resulted in the deaths of at least 19 Palestinians, most of whom were children and women.
In the West Bank, the death toll of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in Tulkarm rose to six during a massive military operation that lasted for more than 30 hours, it added.
At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. ■
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
A man stands in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People walk among the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
A man walks past a building damaged in an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People stand in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm in northern West Bank, on Jan. 18, 2024. At least 367 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank since a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
An injured boy sits among the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
A man sits among the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People stand among the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
An injured boy sits among the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 18, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,620, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Thursday.
