GAZA: Around 18,000 Palestinian people have been killed and 49,500 wounded in Israeli assaults on the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Gaza health ministry spokesperson stated on Sunday.
The spokesperson, Ashraf Al-Qidra, said that the count included 297 people killed and over 550 injured in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) head said it would be all but impossible to recover the “catastrophic” health situation in the Gaza Strip even as the board approved an emergency WHO motion by consensus to ensure more medical access to the enclave.
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On the other hand, Palestinian authorities have also described a tragic health situation in the Gaza Strip, where Israel’s attack has left most of the people homeless, with no electricity, food, clean drinking water, and a health system facing collapse.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced Israel’s use of the October 7 attack as justification for what he termed the collective punishment of Palestinians the Gaza Strip.
Lavrov asserted that Israeli actions were unacceptable and urged for international monitoring on the ground in Gaza. Israeli tanks initiated a significant incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, battling their way to the center of Khan Younis on Sunday.
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Lavrov’s statement reflects Russia’s ongoing concern over the situation in the region, with President Vladimir Putin attributing the conflict to the failure of US diplomacy in the Middle East.
The Russian top diplomat emphasized the need for a diplomatic solution. He also criticized Western attempts to exhaust Russia in Ukraine. He recommended that for peace talks to occur, Kyiv would need to reconsider its presidential decree prohibiting talks with Vladimir Putin.
