Iran Press/West Asia: A ministry statement added that some 93,778 others have been injured in the ongoing assault.
“Israeli forces killed 58 people and injured 131 others in four ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said.
“Many people are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israel’s military also announced it destroyed a 3km-long (1.9-mile-long) tunnel near the Netzarim Corridor, which it set up to split northern Gaza from the south.
Members of the military’s Yahalom engineering unit worked with soldiers in the Jerusalem brigade to locate, probe, and wreck the tunnel, the military said, sharing footage claiming to show its destruction.
The tunnel is among hundreds of pieces of military infrastructure destroyed in recent weeks, the Israeli army claimed.
Israel has continued its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, following a Hamas attack despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.
Over 10 months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel faces accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which has ordered a halt to military operations in the southern city of Rafah, where over one million Palestinians had sought refuge before the area was invaded on May 6.
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