Death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks exceeds 61,000: health authorities

GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from Israeli attacks has risen to 61,020, with 150,671 others injured since Oct 7, 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said Tuesday.

It added that 9,519 people were killed and 38,630 wounded after the ceasefire collapsed on March 18.

According to Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal, 30 Palestinians have been killed since Tuesday morning in Israeli shelling and gunfire on the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a statement on Tuesday that the Israel Defense Forces continued their operations against "terrorist organizations" throughout the Gaza Strip.

This comes as 95 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, most of which were looted due to what Hamas called "the security chaos being sown by the Israeli occupation," according to the Hamas-run media office in Gaza on Tuesday.

The office said the enclave needs at least 600 relief and fuel trucks daily to meet minimum health, food, and service requirements.

The statement held Israel and its allies fully responsible for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe affecting more than 2 million people, calling on the international community and Arab countries to take effective action to reopen the crossings and ensure the sufficient aid entry.