Palestine’s Health Ministry in Gaza has stated that Israeli strikes in the past 24 hours have killed 67 Palestinians and injured 106 others in the besieged Palestinian enclave. Israel’s new wave of attacks brings the death toll to 31,112 Palestinians and 72,760 injured since the beginning of Israel’s military onslaught on Gaza on October 7. The situation continues to deteriorate as Israel has sealed the coastal enclave, leaving Gaza to starve. Israeli fighter jets and shelling targeted houses in the Zaytoun and Sabra neighbourhoods, as well as areas in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Warplanes also targeted the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza and the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, the report added. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has called in his Ramadan message for the international community to bring an end to the “heinous crimes” taking place in Gaza, where Israel’s war has been raging for more than five months. Speaking as custodian of Islam’s two holiest sites, King Salman gave thanks for the “blessings bestowed upon the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, but noted the war in besieged Gaza would cast a shadow over the holy month of fasting and prayer. “As we witness the arrival of Ramadan this year, our hearts are heavy with sorrow for the ongoing suffering of our Palestinian brothers facing relentless aggression,” he said. “We call upon the international community to uphold its responsibilities to put an end to these heinous crimes and ensure the establishment of safe humanitarian and relief corridors.”
Palestinian death toll hits 31,112 as Israel resumes its attacks
