Palestinian dying toll tops 40,000 | Photograph credit score: AP
The Well being Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza stated on Sunday (18 August 2024) that no less than 40,099 folks have been killed within the Palestinian territory in additional than 10 months of warfare with Israel.
The toll consists of 25 deaths prior to now 24 hours, in keeping with ministry figures, which additionally record 92,609 folks wounded within the Gaza Strip because the warfare started, when Hamas militants launched a lethal assault on Israel on October 7.
In the meantime, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is ready to fulfill with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Hamas has rejected Israel’s calls for for a long-lasting army presence alongside the Gaza-Egypt border and for a line dividing Gaza in two the place Israeli forces would search Palestinians returning house. Israel says each are crucial to forestall militants from rearming and returning north.
