Israel kills over 110 Palestinians since announcement of cease-fire deal
Palestinians check the remains of a tent that was hit by a reported overnight Israeli strike in the vicinity of Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the northern Gaza Strip on January 17, 2025. (AFP Photo)
Israeli airstrikes have killed 113 Palestinians since the announcement of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, according to an official tally on Friday.
According to Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense service, the latest attacks include 31 women and 28 children.
The fatalities came after the Wednesday announcement of a cease-fire agreement which is intended to take effect on Sunday.
Basal confirmed that 87 of the total casualties were killed in Gaza‘s northern governorates, while 16 took place in the southern regions, including 14 in Khan Younis and two in Rafah. The remaining 10 were killed in the Central Governorate of Gaza.
The violence also left over 264 people injured, with the numbers expected to rise as attacks continue. 88 people were killed in the Palestinian territory in the previous 24 hours, taking the overall war death toll to 46,876.
The ministry said said that at least 110,642 people have been wounded in more than 15 months of war.
Deadly Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continue
Qatar announced a cease-fire agreement Wednesday to end more than 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said the three-phase deal would take effect Sunday.
The deal, ratified by the Israeli Cabinet on Friday, includes a prisoner exchange and sustained calm, aiming for a permanent truce and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Over 46,800 Palestinians, mostly women and children been killed
Nearly 46,800 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed and more than 110,000 injured in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to local health authorities.
The war has left more than 11,000 people missing, with widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed the lives of many elderly people and children in one of the worst global humanitarian disasters ever.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
