Gazans find more bodies in rubble as death toll close to 48,300

Palestinian medics and rescue teams retrieved two more bodies from the rubble in the Gaza Strip, pushing the overall death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 48,297, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

A ministry statement said that the toll also included three Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire and another who succumbed to his wounds in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry, 11 injured people were also admitted to hospitals, taking the number of the injured to 111,733 in the Israeli onslaught.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” the ministry said.

A ceasefire agreement has been in place in Gaza since Jan. 19, halting the Israeli war that has caused widespread destruction and left the Palestinian enclave in ruins.