Nearly a month after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the death toll in Gaza is still rising amid reports of more killings, as the ongoing search for bodies from under the rubble continues.The Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Saturday that the total number of people killed in the enclave since October 7, 2023, had risen to 69,169, after more of the dead were identified and more bodies recovered.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsraeli attacks have killed more than 240 Palestinians since the ceasefire deal came into effect last month, the ministry said.On Saturday, there were reports of yet more killings. The Israeli military said that it killed one Palestinian who had crossed the so-called yellow line and approached Israeli soldiers operating in northern Gaza.The yellow line is a demarcation line to which Israeli forces agreed to withdraw under the United States-brokered truce to end the war.The Israeli army said it killed another Palestinian in southern Gaza, who had also crossed the yellow line and allegedly “posed an immediate threat” to its troops.Israel has continued to fire at Palestinians, including families, who approach the demarcation line.Adding to the death toll, a Palestinian child was killed after an explosive device left behind by Israeli forces in the city of Khan Younis detonated, according to Nasser Hospital.Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt to be reopened for urgent medical evacuations.About 4,000 Palestinian patients have left Gaza through Rafah for treatment in Egypt and elsewhere, with an …
