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 with their belongings on a cart led by a donkey 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)