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32,226 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Offensive Since Oct. 7

Palestinians inspect the damage of residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Palestinians inspect the damage of residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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32,226 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Offensive Since Oct. 7

Palestinians inspect the damage of residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Palestinians inspect the damage of residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

At least 32,226 Palestinians have been killed and 74,518 injured in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday.

There have been 84 Palestinians killed and 106 injured in the past 24 hours, the ministry statement added.

An estimated 1.5 million Palestinians now shelter in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip after fleeing Israel's offensive elsewhere.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said an Israeli ground assault on Rafah would be “a mistake” and unnecessary in defeating Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press forward with military-approved plans for the offensive, which he has said is crucial to achieving the stated aim of destroying Hamas. The military has said Rafah is Hamas’ last major stronghold and ground forces must target four battalions remaining there.

Again on Saturday night, Israelis protested in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem against Netanyahu and the government amid fears that surviving hostages held in Gaza are in ever-worsening conditions months into the war.

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UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks

UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks
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UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks

UNIFIL Vows to Stay in Lebanon Despite Several 'Deliberate' Israeli Attacks

A UNIFIL peacekeeping mission spokesperson on Friday denounced several direct, deliberate attacks by Israeli forces in recent days and said it had found evidence of the possible use of white phosphorous near one of its bases.
"We need to stay, they asked us to move," Reuters quoted UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti as saying by video link from Beirut.
"The devastation and destruction of many villages along the Blue Line, and even beyond, is shocking," he said, referring to a UN-mapped line separating Lebanon from Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Asked about the downing of a drone near its ship off the Lebanese coast on Thursday, he said: "The drone was coming from the south but circling around the ship and getting very, very close, a few meters away from the ship."
According to Tenenti, an investigation several months ago had detected "a trace of the possible use of white phosphorous" by the Israeli army close to a UNIFIL base. He added that the UN Security Council was aware of the case.
White phosphorus munitions are not banned as a chemical weapon and their use - usually to make smoke screens, mark targets or burn buildings - by the Israeli military is documented.
However, since they can cause serious burns and start fires, international conventions prohibit their use against military targets located among civilians.