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Number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip following the October 7, 2023 attacks. has already exceeded 42,300, condemned the authorities of the Hamas-controlled enclave.

The Gaza Ministry of Health said in a statement that The total number of dead is 42,344, with 99,013 injured. as part of a massive wave of bombings carried out by the Israeli army against the Palestinian enclave.

Among the latest dead – In just 24 hours, 55 Palestinians were killed. although authorities believe the figure could be much higher given that thousands of people remain trapped under the rubble.

The offensive was launched after the aforementioned attacks occurred more than a year ago and They left about 1,200 dead and about 250 kidnapped in Israel. according to the country’s authorities. To these losses must be added the nearly 750 Palestinians killed at the hands of Israeli security forces and in attacks carried out by settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since then.

This Tuesday, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani accused Israel of “deliberately expanding its aggression” in the Middle East to fulfill “his pre-established plans” for expansion in Lebanon and the West Bank, so he asked for the war to be stopped as soon as possible.

“The easiest way to avoid escalation on the border with Lebanon is stop the war in the Gaza Strip” assured the Qatari emir, emphasizing that the country acted as “a fundamental mediator in the efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement, which also includes the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip.”

In this sense, he emphasized that destruction “will not undermine the tenacity of the Palestinian people, who continues to fight for legal rights.” “We ask for an end to the aggression against Lebanon and the war of extermination in Gaza,” he said, according to information compiled by the Qatari state news agency.

“The issue of Palestine remains at the forefront of our priorities. A year has passed since the beginning of brutal aggression against our brothers in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; year destruction and genocide in the face of continued inaction by the international community, “It has failed to end this terrible war,” he warned.

Thus, he accused Israel of “Take advantage of this situation and the paralysis of institutions (…) implement their dangerous settlement plans in the West Bank.” “We have asked the international community to stop Israel’s repeated aggressions and attacks and lift the unjust blockade of the Palestinian people,” he said.

However, he argued that after “all the destruction, Israel will not be able to implement the two-state solution and international resolutions in accordance with what has been agreed upon internationally.” “We support dialogue and consensual political solutions to end disputes,” he added.

(according to information from Europe Press)