As Israel’s war on Gaza nears its tenth month, the death toll from Israel’s unrelenting attacks has risen to 39,897 (16,456 of whom are children and 11,088 women), and 92,152 people injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October, Israeli forces have killed approximately 1.8% of Gaza’s population, with 75% of the victims being under the age of 30, Al Jazeera reported.
In the past 48 hours alone, Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of 107 Palestinians, according to Al Jazeera.
On Saturday, the Israeli military targeted a school compound in Gaza housing displaced families, resulting in at least 70 people killed, according to the director of a hospital.
Israel’s most recent massacre drew widespread condemnation from the international community.
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, spoke out against the attack on Saturday, stating that “far too many” civilians had been killed “yet again” and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Harris’s remarks were echoed by the White House, which has been calling for a ceasefire in the conflict. However, the Biden administration recently waived a US law known as the Leahy Act to send more arms to Israel.
Last week, the US, Egypt, and Qatar urged Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations to broker a ceasefire, as the threat of escalation of the war to other parts of the Middle East looms large.
While Israel has formally agreed to return to the negotiating table, the recent attack on the school compound showed that Israel “has no desire” to end the war in Gaza, Egypt said.