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Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as Israel strikes targets in north and south

Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday after the U.S., its top ally, said it was time to scale back operations. Palestinian authorities said the death toll in the enclave passed 24,000.

Quick Read

  • Israeli strikes continue in Gaza City and southern Gaza following the U.S.’s call to scale back military operations.
  • The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 24,000 since the start of the conflict on Oct. 7.
  • South Africa has accused Israel of genocide, a charge Israel denies. The UN’s top court may soon decide on South Africa’s request to suspend Israel’s offensive.
  • The conflict began with a Hamas attack on Oct. 7, resulting in around 1,200 deaths and 250 hostages.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 132 deaths from Israeli bombardment in the last 24 hours, with total fatalities at 24,100 and over 60,834 wounded.
  • The ministry notes two-thirds of the casualties are women and children, while Israel claims to have killed about 8,000 militants.
  • Turkish authorities charged Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel for showing support for Israeli hostages during a game. He was released pending trial.

The Associated Press has the story:

Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as Israel strikes targets in north and south

Newslooks- CAIRO —

Israeli strikes hit Gaza City and soldiers battled militants in southern Gaza on Monday after the U.S., its top ally, said it was time to scale back operations. Palestinian authorities said the death toll in the enclave passed 24,000.

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Sunday marks 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas, after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7th, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 250 others hostage. In the Gaza Strip, health authorities say the death toll already has eclipsed 23,000 people. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

South Africa has accused Israel of genocide in the war against Hamas, an allegation Israel has rejected. Although the full case is likely to take years to resolve, the United Nations’ top court could rule within weeks on South Africa’s request for an order of an immediate suspension of Israel’s offensive. It’s unclear if Israel would comply with any court order.

Palestinian children displaced by Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a temporary tent camp near Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

The Oct. 7 Hamas attack from Gaza into southern Israel that triggered the war killed around 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage by militants.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Monday that the bodies of 132 people killed in Israeli bombardment have been brought to the enclave’s hospitals in the past 24 hours.

Demonstrators march through the streets of Washington during the March on Washington for Gaza on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

According to Gaza’s Civil Defense group, 33 of those were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City.

Hospitals also received 252 wounded, the ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory said in its daily briefing.

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike at a residential building in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

The fatalities brought the death toll in the strip to 24,100 dead since the war began on Oct. 7, the ministry said, adding that over 60,834 others were wounded.

The ministry, which does not distinguish in its count between fighters and noncombatants, says two-thirds of those killed in the war were women and children.

Israel says it has killed roughly 8,000 militants in the war.

Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami chant slogans during a protest against Israeli airstrikes and to show solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

TURKEY CHARGES ISRAELI SOCCER PLAYER FOR SHOWING SUPPORT FOR HOSTAGES

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities charged Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel on Monday with inciting hatred after he expressed solidarity with people held hostage by Hamas militants during a game. He was released from custody pending trial.

Antalyaspor’s Sagiv Jehezkel points a message in his bandage that reads: “100 days. 7.10” as he celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during a Turkish Super Lig soccer match between Antalyaspor and Trabzonspor in Antalya, southern Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Turkish authorities have detained Turkish top-flight soccer club Antalyaspor’s Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel for questioning after he displayed solidarity with people held hostage by the Hamas militant organization during a league game. (Adem Akalan/DHA via AP)

The Antalyaspor player was detained for questioning late Sunday after he displayed a bandage on his wrist with the words “100 Days 7.10” — a reference to Oct. 7, the day Hamas attacked Israel and the hostages were abducted — next to a Star of David.

The 28-year-old Israeli international told police he was simply calling for an end to the war.

People attend a 24 hour rally calling for the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas militants into the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Sunday marks 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas, after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7th, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 250 others hostage. In the Gaza Strip, health authorities say the death toll already has eclipsed 23,000 people. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said late Sunday that Jehezkel was under investigation for “openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility.” Tunc maintained in a statement posted on X that Jehezkel had engaged in “an ugly gesture in support of the Israeli massacre in Gaza.”

Currently:

— White House says ‘it’s the right time’ for Israel to scale back Gaza war as fighting hits 100 days

— In the genocide case against Israel, where does the rest of the world stand on the allegations?

— As Israel-Hamas war reaches 100-day mark, here’s the conflict by numbers

— From Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate in support of either Israel or the Palestinians

Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour rally, beg government to bring them home

— A defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel’s war to crush Hamas, including the world court

— Find more of AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war.

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