Iran Press/ West Asia: The death toll included 2,215 dead from Gaza with 8,714 injured. The other 54 dead and 1,100 wounded were from the West Bank, the report added.
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours have martyred at least 324 Palestinians and wounded 1,000 others, Gaza’s health ministry reported on Saturday, adding that the dead included at least 126 children and 88 women.
The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza.
The statement came as the Israeli-imposed deadline for some 1.1 million civilians to leave the northern part of the enclave, ahead of what is expected to be a major advance into Gaza by Israeli ground forces, expired.
"UNRWA shelters in Gaza and northern Gaza are no longer safe. This is unprecedented," said the statement.
The agency reminded that according to the rules of warfare, civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics and United Nations premises cannot be a target.
"UNRWA is sparing no efforts to advocate with parties to the conflicts to meet their obligations under international law to protect civilians, including those seeking refuge in UNRWA shelters," the agency emphasized.
