From: NefeshBarYochai <void@invalid.noy>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.israel,talk.politics.guns,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,or.politics
Subject: Gaza death toll tops 62,600 as 8 more Palestinians die of starvation
Organization: The International Network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:26:33 -0400
At least 62,622 Palestinians have been killed in Israels genocidal
war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on
Saturday, Anadolu reports.
A ministry statement said that 61 bodies were brought to hospitals in
the last 24 hours, while 308 people were injured, taking the number of
injuries to 157,673 in the Israeli onslaught.
Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as
rescuers are unable to reach them, it added.
The ministry also noted that 16 Palestinians were killed and over 111
injured by Israeli army fire while trying to get humanitarian aid in
the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed
while seeking aid to 2,076, with over 15,308 others wounded since May
27.
The ministry said that eight more Palestinians, including two
children, died of malnutrition and starvation in the Israel-blockaded
Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. This brought the famine-linked death
toll since October 2023 to 281 people, including 114 children.
Since March 2, Israeli authorities have completely closed all Gaza
border crossings, creating famine for the territorys 2.4 million
population.
The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and
has since killed 10,778 people and injured 45,632 others, shattering a
ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants
for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense
Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in
Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of
Justice for its war on the enclave.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250823-gaza-death-toll-tops-62600-as-8-more-palestinians-die-of-starvation/