Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 41,206

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,206, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 24 people and wounded 57 others, bringing the total death toll to 41,206 and injuries to 95,337 since the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early October 2023, it added.

Also on Sunday, Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a press statement that its militants targeted an Israeli military bulldozer with a shell east of the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

The statement said that immediately after the Israeli rescue force arrived, Al-Qassam militants attacked the Israeli soldiers with a shell, killing and wounding some of them.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on the incident.

Israel has launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage.