GAZA: At least 26,257 people have been killed in Gaza since Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory began October 7, according to a statement by the health ministry.
At least 174 people were killed over the past 24 hours, while another 64,797 have been wounded, the statement added.
Israel will seek to stop the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Gaza after the fighting, its foreign minister has said, after Israel accused several UNRWA staff of involvement in Hamas’ October 7 attack, Reuters reports.
The foreign ministry aims to ensure “that UNRWA will not be a part of the day after,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on X, adding that he would try to gather support from the US, EU and other major donors to the agency.