The death toll in Gaza has on Tuesday nearly reached 40,000 people, with over 92,000 inured, as Israel continues its devastating assault on the Palestinian enclave.
The vast majority of the casualties are civilians, with thousands more bodies trapped under rubble, with Israel’s airstrikes and shelling making it almost impossible for emergency services to reach them.
Overnight, Israeli forces struck a residential building in Khan Younis, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people and injuring several others.
Meanwhile, tensions continue to mount between Israel and Iran, with Tehran on Tuesday rejecting a joint call from the E3 – France, Germany and the UK – for it to stand down in its threat to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.
“The declaration by France, Germany and Britain, which raised no objection to the international crimes of the Zionist regime, brazenly asks Iran to take no deterrent action against a regime which has violated its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement.
“Such a request lacks political logic, flies in the face of the principles and rules of international law, and constitutes public and practical support” for Israel, he added.
