Death toll in Gaza approaches 29,000 amid uncertain prospects for truce

A total of 127 people died in the last 24 hours, and 68,883 people have been injured since the war erupted on Oct. 7, according to official sources

At least 28,985 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between militants and Israel, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza Sunday said.

A total of 127 people died in the last 24 hours, and 68,883 people have been injured since the war erupted on Oct. 7, it added in a statement.

Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas in October, in which nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed.

The conflict has pushed 85% of the territory’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while most of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in an interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.

Tel Aviv now plans a ground offensive in the southern city of Rafah, where 1.4 million people have taken refuge.

Source: Agencies