At least 44,875 Palestinians have been killed and another 106,454 injured since Israel launched its war in Gaza on October 7, according to the Ministry of Health.
Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least 40 Palestinians and injured another 98 people in the past 24 hours, the health ministry reported on Friday.
This includes at least 33 people who were killed, with dozens more wounded, in an Israeli strike Thursday on the densely populated Nuseirat refugee camp, according to officials in the Palestinian enclave. The strike hit a residential block in the central Gaza camp.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan offered cautionary optimism Thursday about the potential for a ceasefire deal in the next month, telling reporters in Jerusalem that they are “looking to close” a deal following meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Israeli officials.
