The Palestinian death toll from a deadly Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has surged to 26,751, Anadolu reported quoting the Health Ministry in the enclave saying on Tuesday.
The Gaza-based Health Ministry made the statement as the Israeli onslaught against Gaza enters its 116th day.
It also said 65,636 other people have also been injured in the onslaught.
The statement noted on January 30 that in the past 24 hours, the Israeli army committed 13 massacres across the Gaza Strip which left 114 people killed and 249 others injured.
“Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads and the Israeli army prevents rescuers from reaching them,” it added.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas in October. The attack was in retaliation to decades-long occupational crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.
About 85% of Gazans have been displaced by the Israeli onslaught, while all of them are food insecure, according to the UN.
