The essentials of the day before

  • The United States on Tuesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza. This is their third veto since the start of the war between their Israeli ally and Hamas.

  • The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced that it will once again suspend the distribution of aid in the north of the Gaza Strip, plagued by "chaos and violence".

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  • At least 15 people were killed Tuesday evening in "an Israeli bombardment which targeted a house in Deir al-Balah", in the center of the territory, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.

  • The Hamas Ministry of Health announced a new toll of 29,195 people killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement.

Please note: the number of victims is provided by the Hamas-led Gaza Ministry of Health.

The ministry collects information provided by hospitals in the enclave and by the Palestinian Red Crescent.

The Health Ministry in Gaza does not indicate how the Palestinians were killed, whether by Israeli airstrikes and/or barrages or failed Palestinian rocket attacks. It describes all victims as victims of "Israeli aggression" and also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

During the four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, United Nations agencies regularly cited Health Ministry figures in their reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Palestinian Red Crescent also use these figures.

In the aftermath of previous episodes of war, the United Nations Humanitarian Office published casualty figures based on its own research into medical records. The UN figures largely agree with those of the Gaza Ministry of Health, with a few differences.

To learn more about the reports from the Gaza Ministry of Health, click here or here.

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