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The number of Palestinians killed during the war in Gaza has passed 50,000, the Hamas-controlled health authority said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The figures, which do not distinguish between fighters and civilians, cannot be independently verified.<\/p>\n
However, international organizations such as the UN consider them to be largely credible.<\/p>\n
The conflict was triggered by the attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas and allied extremist groups on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n
Around 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 Israelis were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
A six-week ceasefire took effect in January, but Israel resumed its attacks this week, with hundreds of Palestinians being killed since.<\/p>\n
According to a media report on Sunday, around 30 people were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in southern Gaza.<\/p>\n
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported various attacks, including drone strikes, in the Rafah and Khan Younis areas. Among other things, residential buildings and a vehicle were attacked.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military had previously warned residents of the Tal al-Sultan district in Rafah that the military would “launch an offensive against terrorist organizations” there.<\/p>\n
Residents were called upon to flee the combat zone. Videos circulated on social media of people fleeing Rafah on foot, some of them heavily laden and with small children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n