Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 59,821 as Israeli Assault Continues - Jordan News
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Gaza death toll surges to 60,430 amid ongoing Israeli genocide
Ammon News - At least 98 Palestinians were killed and 1,079 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the region, according to medical sources. Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 2023 has risen to 60,430 fatalities, with an additional 148,722 people sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children. According to the same sources, the death toll since Israel's resumption of the genocide on March 18 after a two-month truce has also climbed to 9,246, in addition to 36,681 others injured. Emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to target ambulance and civil defense crews, according to the health authorities. Israel's genocidal onslaught continues undeterred despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. WAFA
Jordan News
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Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 60,239 - Jordan News
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 60,239, mostly women and children, since the start of the Israeli occupation's aggression on October 7, 2023, according to medical sources in the Palestinian Ministry of Health on Thursday. اضافة اعلان The same sources also reported that the number of injuries has climbed to 146,894 since the beginning of the assault. Many victims remain trapped under the rubble, and rescue teams and civil defense crews are unable to reach them. In the past 24 hours alone, 101 people were killed and 625 injured, according to hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Since March 18, when Israel breached a ceasefire agreement, the death toll has reached 9,071, with 34,853 wounded, the ministry said. It also reported that in the past 24 hours, 81 victims of aid missions were brought to hospitals, along with 666 injuries, raising the total number of civilians killed while seeking food or aid to 1,320, with 8,818 wounded. The ministry reiterated that a number of bodies are still buried beneath rubble or lying in the streets, where emergency teams are unable to reach them due to ongoing hostilities and access restrictions.
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Israeli Soldier Who Fought in Gaza Dies by Suicide, Raising July Toll to 7 - Jordan News
An Israeli soldier who fought in Gaza died by suicide after suffering what were described as 'horrific traumas,' bringing the number of soldier suicides in July alone to seven. اضافة اعلان According to Israeli Army Radio on Thursday, 'Roi Vasserstein, a reservist in the 401st Armored Brigade, took his own life on Wednesday after being deeply traumatized during his service.' The report stated that 'the army will not recognize him as killed in service,' and he will receive a civilian funeral, as he was not on active duty at the time of his death. Roi, 24, had served in the medical evacuation unit of the 401st Brigade for over 300 days during the ongoing war, the radio added. He was reportedly exposed to extremely distressing experiences, including evacuating wounded and dead soldiers from the battlefield, and completed his last reserve duty at the end of May. 'His family and those close to him say that in recent months, he had shared his painful experiences and spoke of the horrors and traumatic scenes he witnessed, until he decided to end his life,' the report said. According to the Hebrew daily Haaretz, Roi's death raises the total number of Israeli soldier suicides in July to seven. On Monday, the Israeli army announced that Ariel Taman, a reservist whose job involved identifying the bodies of dead soldiers, also died by suicide at his home in the settlement of Ofakim, southern Israel. Haaretz also reported on Wednesday that the number of suicides among Israeli soldiers has risen significantly since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023. According to the data: 17 soldiers died by suicide in 2023 24 soldiers in 2024 18 so far in 2025 (including Roi) The newspaper attributed the increase in suicides to a severe shortage of psychiatrists, psychologists, and mental health professionals in Israel.
