“In a recent development, elderly hostages held by Hamas were released on Monday night. However, despite this positive step, the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip remains dire. Gaza’s health ministry officials reported on Tuesday that over the past 24 hours, more than 200 people tragically lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes, with an additional 50 lives taken overnight. The relentless bombing has been particularly intense in the Rafah and Khan Younis areas.

According to Gaza’s health ministry, the toll from Israeli airstrikes over the last day alone stands at a devastating 200 casualties. This grim statistic adds to the already heavy human cost of the conflict. Since Israel initiated its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on October 7, the health ministry has reported that more than 18,000 people have been injured.

Hani Abu Isheba, reporting for Al Jazeera, highlighted the severe strain this situation has placed on local hospitals. He stated, ‘This has pushed the hospitals here to the edge of collapse, with an unprecedented number of injuries that hospitals have never had to contend with before.’ The ongoing conflict continues to take a devastating toll on the residents of Gaza, with no immediate resolution in sight.”