In the seven days since Hamas initiated its attack on southern Israel , Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of a reported 2,215 individuals, including 724 children, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the Palestinian territory. Among the casualties, 458 women have lost their lives. Additionally, 8,714 people have sustained injuries, with a particularly distressing figure showing that at least 324 individuals were killed in the past 24 hours alone.
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Hamas’s attack on southern Israeli civilians eight days ago have killed at least 2,329 people, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said Sunday.
It said 9,042 people have also been injured, giving an overall toll as of 7:47 am (04:47 GMT) Sunday as Israel continued its blistering retaliatory air campaign on targets in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
“Saudi Arabia has decided to pause discussion on possible normalisation and has informed US officials,” a source familiar with the discussions told AFP. attack on southern Israel
The Gulf kingdom, home to the holiest sites in Islam, has never recognised Israel and did not join the 2020 US-brokered Abraham Accords that saw its Gulf neighbours Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates as well as Morocco establish formal ties with Israel.