Israeli attacks kill 38 more Gazans as death toll nears 45,400

At least 38 more Palestinians were killed in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 45,399, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday.

A ministry statement added that some 107,940 others were injured in the ongoing assault.

“Israeli forces killed 38 people and injured 137 others in three massacres of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said.

“Many people are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

Israel has continued a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since a Hamas attack on Oct. 7 last year despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

The second year of genocide in Gaza has drawn growing international condemnation, with officials and institutions labeling the attacks and blocking of aid deliveries as a deliberate attempt to destroy a population.