The number of Palestinian civilians killed in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 52,418, according to health authorities in Gaza, with the vast majority of victims being children and women.

The brutal aggression, which began on October 7, 2023, continues to wreak catastrophic human loss and devastation, with 118,091 people wounded to date.

Medical sources confirmed that since March 18 alone, Israeli strikes have killed 2,326 more civilians and injured at least 6,050, underscoring the relentless nature of the bombardment and the dire conditions facing Gaza’s besieged population.

In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals have received the bodies of 18 more martyrs, along with 77 wounded, as airstrikes continue to target residential neighborhoods, refugee camps, and displaced persons shelters across the Strip.

Emergency responders report that thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble or are lying unreachable on roads as Israeli forces continue to block humanitarian access and bombard civilian infrastructure, including medical centers and rescue teams. Civil defense and ambulance crews are operating under impossible conditions with minimal equipment and almost no fuel or electricity.

The latest figures expose the genocidal scale of Israel’s war on the besieged enclave and the international community’s failure to halt the mass killing of civilians, despite growing global condemnation and calls for an immediate ceasefire.

Human rights organizations and international observers have repeatedly accused Israel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, citing deliberate attacks on civilian populations, indiscriminate use of force, and the starvation and siege of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.

Despite the staggering toll and mounting evidence of atrocities, Israeli bombardment continues unabated, as Palestinian families bury their loved ones under the ruins of homes, hospitals, and schools. (ILKHA)