Death toll in Gaza surges to 41,870, over 97,166 wounded

Gaza: Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 45 Palestinians and the injury of 256 others, according to medical reports. Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 41,870 reported fatalities, with an additional 97,166 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children. According to the same sources, emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA