Gaza death toll nears 51,500 as Israeli forces kills 56 more Palestinians

A total of 108 more injured people were transferred to hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of injuries to 117,524 in the Israeli onslaught.

26 Apr 2025 08:48pm
People carry the body of a member of the Al-Khour family in front of the Al-Shifa hospital after their house was hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood on April 26, 2025. - (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP)
People carry the body of a member of the Al-Khour family in front of the Al-Shifa hospital after their house was hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood on April 26, 2025. - (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP)

ANKARA - Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 56 more Palestinians, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 51,495, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

A ministry statement said that 108 more injured people were transferred to hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of injuries to 117,524 in the Israeli onslaught.

A man searches for victims or survivors amid the rubble of the house of the Al-Khour family after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood on April 26, 2025. - (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP)
A man searches for victims or survivors amid the rubble of the house of the Al-Khour family after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood on April 26, 2025. - (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP)

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

The Israeli army launched a surprise aerial campaign on the Gaza Strip on March 18, killing 2,111 people and injuring 5,483 others despite a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January. - BERNAMA

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