the mondoweiss up to date genocide totals, and i'm sure there's more buried under the rubble;

Casualties

• 23,843 killed* and at least 60,317 wounded in the Gaza Strip.
• 385+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
• Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,147.
• 520 Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, and at least 2,193 injured.**

*This figure was confirmed by Gaza’s Ministry of Health on January 12. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to 30,000 when accounting for those presumed dead.

**This figure is according to a release by the Israeli military. 

Key Developments

• Israel continues to pummel Gaza, killing at least 135 Palestinians in span of 24 hours, Ministry of Health warns that 1.3 million people taking refuge in Rafah.
• Telecommunications cut in Gaza for at least seventh time, impeding ability of emergency services to reach people injured in airstrikes on time, and limiting information coming out of Gaza.
• Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah officially out of electricity, putting lives of many patients, including newborn babies, at risk.
• Israel responds to accusations of genocide levied by South Africa, Germany requests that International Court of Justice allow it to stand as third party testifying in favor of Israel.
• South Africa states it is unconvinced by Israel’s claims of “self-defense”: “There is nothing justifying the way Israel wages war on Gaza. Self-defense does not justify genocide.” ..........more.........