Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least one Palestinian, while Palestinian health authorities confirmed another death after a body was recovered from the rubble in the war-torn territory.
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian east of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza on Saturday, Qatar's QNA news agency reported, citing medical sources. Gaza's Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday that hospitals had received the bodies of two Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, including one recovered from the rubble.
QNA also reported that at least five people, including children, were wounded in Israeli strikes in the southern cities of Khan Younis and Rafah on Saturday. Local sources said several people were injured when Israeli tanks opened fire on tents for displaced people in Khan Younis. A woman was seriously wounded and a young girl critically injured by Israeli military fire in the coastal al-Mawasi area of Rafah. Israeli artillery also shelled areas east of Khan Younis, and Israeli fire caused additional injuries in the al-Mahatta area of the Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.
Gaza's Health Ministry said the total death toll since Israel launched its war against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023 has reached 73,386, with 174,250 wounded. The ministry stressed that the bodies of many people killed in Israeli strikes remain buried under the rubble and these deaths have not been fully counted. Ambulance teams and Palestinian Civil Defense forces cannot reach these areas.
Since the ceasefire took effect in October, the Health Ministry has recorded 1,258 deaths caused by Israel, 4,139 wounded, and 807 bodies recovered from the rubble of destroyed buildings.
In a related development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel has rejected a 15-point plan by US President Donald Trump for Gaza. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, he said Israeli forces "will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is actually disarmed."
The rejection follows a similar stance by the US-led Peace Commission last week, which argued that Israel would only withdraw after Hamas fully disarms. This leaves the ceasefire terms and Israel's withdrawal timeline unresolved as casualties continue to rise.
