The toll includes 46 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 80,420 people have been wounded in Gaza since October 7. / Photo: AFPOver 20,000 patients are waiting for the opening of the Rafah crossing to leave Gaza for treatment, the Health Ministry in besieged Palestinian enclave said.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called for an end to the"stalling war" in Gaza, stressing that there is no chance"to achieve complete victory or the complete destruction of Hamas". During the Israeli arrest campaigns, the Israeli forces beat and abused Palestinians and damaged their homes and properties, the statement added.Ankara will continue to put pressure on Israel through trade and diplomacy until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration ceases the massacre in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
The decision to restart the talks, said the source, who declined to be identified by name or nationality given the sensitivity of the issue, came after the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency met with the head of the CIA and the prime minister of Qatar, which has been a mediator. The ICJ, which is the highest UN body for hearing disputes between states, made the emergency ruling on Friday in South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
The National and Islamic Forces Committee, which represents the majority of Palestinian groups, issued a statement in support of the top UN court decision. The committee cautioned"against any attempts to circumvent the decision of the International Court of Justice or legitimise the siege and occupation."Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced that Rome would resume funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees , at a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa.
"We are also committed as a G7 presidency to working towards a period of peace. We strongly ask for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza," he said. The statement, to be released at the end of a Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in northern Italy, also calls for Israel"to release withheld clearance revenues to the Palestinian Authority, in view of its urgent fiscal needs".