Gaza death toll rises to 230
Israeli soldiers looks on during clashes with Palestinian youth in the city center of the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on April 24, 2021. Photo: Hazem Bader/AFP
The ministry of health in Gaza said 230 Palestinians have been killed by Israel over the past 11 days, including 65 children and 39 women.
At least 1,710 others have been wounded.
Israeli fighter jets continued to pound the Gaza Strip as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied the United States' call to seek a de-escalation and a path to a ceasefire, reports Al Jazeera.
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Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian man with disabilities, his pregnant wife and their three-year-old daughter on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported sourcing the victim's relatives and authorities.
