Israeli Offensive in Gaza Hits 69 Days: Death Toll Surpasses 53,000 Amid Growing Famine Crisis

Al Manar

5 days ago

The Israeli occupation's offensive in Gaza entered its 69th consecutive day on Sunday, with the Palestinian death toll rising to 53,901 and the number of wounded reaching 122,593 since the offensive began on October 7, 2023.
As the humanitarian crisis deepens, the threat of famine continues to grow in the besieged enclave.
On Saturday, Gaza's Health Ministry reported the death of a child due to starvation, a grim sign of the siege's devastating consequences.
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that tens of thousands of children are suffering from severe malnutrition.
Families in #Gaza remain on the brink of starvation.
Letting aid in is the first step — we need a sustained, daily flow of trucks.
We also need the ability to move and distribute aid inside Gaza safely & without delay. pic.twitter.com/heu2EyqFpj
— World Food Programme (@WFP) May 25, 2025
Additionally, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stressed that a continuous and substantial flow of aid is the only way to prevent further catastrophe in Gaza.
'At a minimum, Gaza needs 500 to 600 UN-managed trucks entering daily,' the agency said, adding that Palestinians in the strip 'cannot wait any longer' for life-saving aid.
Gaza's Health Ministry confirmed that 14 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on multiple areas across the strip early Sunday. In Jabalia's Al-Faluja neighborhood, one person was martyred and others injured following an Israeli bombardment. Three more bodies were recovered after airstrikes on Al-Fukhari and Al-Zannah, east of Khan Younis.
Israeli tanks trap displaced families in Khanyounis under heavy gunfire. Gaza. pic.twitter.com/N0OEwLye0r
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) May 24, 2025
Another civilian was killed in a strike on Abasan Al-Kabira, also near Khan Younis, as local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces demolished buildings in Al-Qarara, northeast of the city.
At least one Palestinian was martyred and several others wounded in an Israeli attack targeting civilians in Al-Faluja. Meanwhile, Israeli tanks opened fire heavily in the northern and western outskirts of Rafah.
In central Gaza, a drone strike hit a tent sheltering displaced families west of the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing one and injuring several.
Seven people were also martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Jabalia Al-Nazla, in northern Gaza. Simultaneously, Israeli artillery and tanks shelled Salah Al-Din Street in Al-Qarara, escalating the destruction in the area.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan on Sunday strongly condemned what he described as 'atrocities' against civilians in Gaza, calling them evidence of the international community's 'apathy and double standards' toward Palestinian suffering amid a breakdown in respect for international law.
Speaking at a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the regional ASEAN summit, Hasan said the bloc 'can no longer remain silent' in the face of Israel's relentless assault, urging a united stance and stronger action to address the escalating crisis.
ASEAN foreign ministers had previously expressed their firm support for Palestinian rights during a joint statement in February.
Malaysia, which currently holds the rotating ASEAN chair, has provided over $10 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza since the beginning of Israel's war on the enclave in October 2023.