Live Updates: Gaza Strip Death Toll From Israeli Attacks Nears 16,000, Health Ministry Says

"The death toll from Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 15,899, with 42,000 injured," spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said, as quoted by the Gaza Strip government’s Telegram channel.

"The Al-Qassam brigades launched rocket attacks on Tel Aviv in response to the Zionist massacre of civilians," the organization said on the Telegram.

“The threat level for many countries in Western Europe (including the UK, France and Germany), South America (including Brazil and Argentina), as well as Australia and Russia, has been raised to level 2, with the recommendation to exercise increased precaution. The threat level for countries in Africa (including South Africa and Eritrea) and Central Asia (including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan) has been raised to level 3, with the recommendation to reconsider non-essential travel to these countries,” the council said in a statement.

"The situation is extremely sad. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is surrounded from the south and north. It is the only hospital in the province [of Deir al Balah] and there is a shortage of medicine, drugs and fuel there," the director told Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen.

"Al-Qassam Brigades bombard 'Ashkelon' with a missile barrage in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians," the military wing wrote on Telegram.

“Almost 1.9 million people- over 80% of the population - have been displaced across the #GazaStrip since the war began,” the UNRWA wrote on X.

"UNRWA confirms that one colleague was killed during strikes before the humanitarian pause. In total, 111 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since 7 October," the UN agency said in a statement.

"From this morning until this moment, the Mujahideen of the Qassam Brigades were able to target 5 Zionist tanks and 5 personnel carriers in the eastern Gaza axis with "Al-Yassin 105" missiles," the military wing wrote on its Telegram page.

"Two PRCS paramedics and an accompanying injured person were wounded as IOF fired upon two ambulances in the Faluja area, north of the Gaza Strip, while transporting an injured individual," the organization said on X.

"The death toll in the West Bank from Israeli army fire is 464 since the beginning of the year, including 256 since October 7," the ministry said in a statement.

"IDF ground troops are continuing to operate in the Gaza Strip in parallel to IAF strikes on approximately 200 Hamas terror targets," the IDF wrote on Telegram.