The essentials of the day before

  • The UN Security Council adopted for the first time a resolution demanding an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages. The United States ultimately abstained, allowing the Council to adopt the resolution with the votes of the remaining 14 members.

  • Welcoming the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council, Hamas said it was ready for an “immediate” exchange of prisoners with Israel.

  • Following the abstention of the United States during the UN Security Council vote, Benjamin Netanyahu finally announced that he will not send an Israeli delegation to Washington, as planned.

  • The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced, through its head, that it is now formally banned by Israel from any delivery of food aid to the north of the Gaza Strip.

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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