Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 24,762: ministry-Xinhua

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 24,762: ministry

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-01-19 23:59:00

People walk past the rubble after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

GAZA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,762, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Friday.

The ministry said in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 142 Palestinians and wounded 278 others during the past 24 hours.

It added that the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has wounded 62,108 Palestinians since its outbreak on Oct. 7, 2023, noting that a large number of victims were still under the rubble as ambulance and civil defense crews could not reach them.

In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua.

At least 368 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks in the West Bank since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.

A man walks among the rubble after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

People walk past a damaged car after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

A man inspects the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

People inspect the damage after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

A man stands in a damaged building after an Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm, northern West Bank, on Jan. 19, 2024. In the West Bank, Israeli forces withdrew from the Tulkarm city on Thursday overnight after a massive military operation that lasted for more than 45 hours, which killed at least eight Palestinians, Palestinian medical and security sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)