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Gaza death toll nears 50,300 after Israel killed 26 more Palestinians

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Relatives of the Palestinians, who died as a result of Israeli attacks on Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, mourn as the dead bodies brought to the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital for burial in Gaza City, Gaza on March 29, 2025. [Dawoud Abo Alkas - Anadolu Agency]

Relatives of the Palestinians, who died as a result of Israeli attacks on Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, mourn as the dead bodies brought to the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital for burial in Gaza City, Gaza on March 29, 2025. [Dawoud Abo Alkas - Anadolu Agency]

At least 26 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 50,277, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

A ministry statement said that the toll included one body retrieved from the rubble in the last 24 hours.

The ministry said 70 more injured people were taken to hospitals, bringing the number of injuries from the Israeli onslaught to 114,095.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads, with rescuers unable to reach them,” the ministry said.

At least 921 Palestinians have been killed and 2,054 others injured in a surprise aerial campaign by Israel on Gaza since March 18, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants 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.

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