Children are seen among the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
GAZA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,568, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Wednesday.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 33 Palestinians and wounded 57 others, bringing the total death toll since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict to 34,568 and injuries to 77,765.
Some victims remain under the rubble amid persistent Israeli attacks and a lack of rescue crews, said the statement.
Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage. ■
A boy walks among the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People inspect a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People walk past the rubble of a destroyed building in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
Children are seen in a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
People gather near the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)
A boy walks among the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)
People are seen among the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)
People stand among the rubble of a destroyed house in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)
People gather near a destroyed vehicle in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)
People gather near a destroyed vehicle in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)
People grieve over their relatives at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People grieve over their relatives at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People grieve over their relatives at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People grieve over their relatives at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People grieve over their relatives at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian boy is seen among the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian boy stands among the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Palestinian children are seen among the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian child collects items from the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
