The ministry said on Friday that Israeli forces killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 75 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 34,356 and wounded since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7, 2023. The number rose to 77,368, Xinhua news agency. The report quoted a press statement.
The statement noted that some victims were still under the debris and in the streets, with Israeli forces blocking ambulances and civil defense teams from reaching them.
Meanwhile, Israeli officials expressed concern that a possible ground action in Gaza's Rafah could lead to international legal action against Israel.
Israeli public Kan radio reported that Israel is preparing for another threat from the International Criminal Court in The Hague, with the threat of arrest warrants being issued against senior Israeli officials.
According to Israeli media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the plan for the ground operation in Rafah, but has not yet given permission for the army to advance.
Additionally, Kan radio reported that following a meeting of the Israeli wartime cabinet on Thursday, Israel is expected to evacuate civilians from Rafah "soon" ahead of a planned attack on southern Gaza City.
According to the report, Halevi presented the attack plan to members of the wartime cabinet and said ground forces were ready to move in as soon as the order was received.
Rafah has become the last refuge for more than 1.4 million Palestinians after being displaced from northern and central parts of the Strip amid more than six months of war between Hamas and Israel.
The statement noted that some victims were still under the debris and in the streets, with Israeli forces blocking ambulances and civil defense teams from reaching them.
Meanwhile, Israeli officials expressed concern that a possible ground action in Gaza's Rafah could lead to international legal action against Israel.
Israeli public Kan radio reported that Israel is preparing for another threat from the International Criminal Court in The Hague, with the threat of arrest warrants being issued against senior Israeli officials.
According to Israeli media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the plan for the ground operation in Rafah, but has not yet given permission for the army to advance.
Additionally, Kan radio reported that following a meeting of the Israeli wartime cabinet on Thursday, Israel is expected to evacuate civilians from Rafah "soon" ahead of a planned attack on southern Gaza City.
According to the report, Halevi presented the attack plan to members of the wartime cabinet and said ground forces were ready to move in as soon as the order was received.
Rafah has become the last refuge for more than 1.4 million Palestinians after being displaced from northern and central parts of the Strip amid more than six months of war between Hamas and Israel.
