2021-05-25 01:36:32 GMT2021-05-25 09:36:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
GAZA, May 25 (Xinhua) The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip that ended on Friday has reached 253, medics said on Monday.
In an update on the death toll, the health ministry in Gaza said that 253 Palestinians were killed, including 66 children, 39 women and 17 elderly people, and 1948 were injured, including 20 in critical conditions.
On Monday, the ministry said in a statement that two young men succumbed to their critical wounds as a result of the Israeli airstrikes, adding that the corpses of four Palestinians were retrieved from under building rubbles.
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UNSC welcomes announcement of ceasefire in Gaza
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United Nations, May 23 : The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Through a press statement, the council welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire beginning May 21 and recognized the important role Egypt, other regional countries, the UN, the Middle East Quartet and other international partners played in this regard, Xinhua reported.
The council called for the full adherence to the ceasefire and mourned the loss of civilian lives resulting from the violence.
The members of the Security Council stressed the immediate need for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly in Gaza, and supported the secretary-general s call for the international community to work with the United Nations on developing an integrated, robust package of support for a swift, sustainable reconstruction and recovery.
The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al - Thani met Dr Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine (Hamas) and the accompanying delegation in his office at the Amiri Diwan today.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani today met with the Head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Dr