Gaza’s Ministry of Health said that hospitals in the enclave had received the bodies of nine Palestinians and one wounded individual during the past 24 hours, as Canada and Italy issued strong condemnations of Israeli settler violence on Sunday.
According to the ministry’s latest update, Israeli attacks have killed at least 356 Palestinians and injured at least 909 others since the ceasefire on 10 October this year.
Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza has now left 70,112 people dead and 170,986 wounded since 7 October 2023.
The statement follows reports that three Italian nationals and one Canadian were assaulted in a Palestinian village near Jericho in the occupied West Bank, prompting criticism from both countries’ foreign ministries.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday that he had no direct updates on the Italians’ condition as they currently have no phones. He added that the three had been beaten but were not believed to have sustained serious injuries.
Earlier on Monday, Israel launched a wave of new strikes on Gaza, with heavy gunfire reported in the southern city of Khan Younis, while tents sheltering displaced civilians were also targeted, according to new reports on Monday.
The incidents have heightened concerns over continued violations of the ceasefire.