Gaza Death Toll Soars, IDF Assault On Khan Yunis Intensifies

RAFAH, GAZA - JANUARY 22: Palestinian citizens displaced from the city of Khan Yunis due to Israeli raids travel by foot to the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip on January 22, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. The toll since the Oct. 7 war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas now exceeds 25,000 dead and 62,000 injured, according to the territory's health ministry. Two-thirds of the victims are believed to be women and children. The United Nations estimates for its part that more than 18,000 Palestinian children have lost a parent. With 25 per cent of the population, or more than half a million people, are in a situation of "food catastrophe" and threatened with famine.(Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)