The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, as violence escalates across the region.
An Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, the head of Hamas's armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, 30 September 2026, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.
According to Reuters, the strike targeted the northern Gaza Strip, killing the senior Hamas commander. Two Palestinians were also killed and eight others injured when an Israeli drone targeted displaced people at the Halawa camp east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, Anadolu news agency reported.
In Gaza City, one Palestinian was killed when an Israeli drone struck the roof of a house on al-Nafaq Street in the al-Tuffah neighborhood.
Gaza Death Toll Reaches 74,000:
Dubai, Sep 27-30: The Palestinian death toll has breached the 74,000 mark, Gaza Health Ministry confirmed. Over 1,100 people have been killed since the last ceasefire collapsed. The World Health Organization says nearly 700 people have been killed in Yemen since fighting escalated last month.
Muslim World League & Qatar React:
The Muslim World League on Monday called for immediate protection of civilians in Gaza and reaffirmed support for the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution, Arab News reported.
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani slammed Israel's atrocities in Gaza, saying "Nothing is justifying this" and accused Israel of undermining Doha's ceasefire efforts from day one.
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