“This escalation is part of a deliberate plan by the Israeli occupation to create an administrative and governmental vacuum and to spread chaos and insecurity in Gaza Strip, aiming to undermine the resilience and stability of our people,” the media office said in a statement.
“The shocking rise in the number of aid security personnel martyred, now totalling 736, highlights the extent of the crimes perpetrated by the occupation, targeting those who strive to provide assistance and relief to our afflicted people.”
The health ministry in Gaza has said that 28 people were killed in the enclave in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll of the conflict to 45,581, AFP reports.
The ministry also said in a statement that at least 108,438 people had been wounded in nearly 15 months of conflict since October 7, 2023.
Twenty-eight Israeli soldiers are suspected to have committed suicide since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict in October 2023, Al Jazeera reports according to an Israeli military statement.
“The figure is higher than 2023 when 17 soldiers were killed in ‘suspected suicides’ including seven after the outbreak of war,” it added.
According to figures released by the army, at least 891 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 5,569 others wounded since the outbreak of the fighting in Gaza. The army said 363 soldiers were killed in 2024, down from 558 in 2023. In 2022, 44 Israeli soldiers were killed.