mondoweiss brings you up to date with the murder and destruction wrought by the zionists in gaza;

Casualties 

• 27,131+ killed* and at least 66,287 wounded in the Gaza Strip.
• 112 Palestinians have been killed, and 148 injured in the past 24 hours
• 387+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
• Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
• 558 Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, and at least 3,221 injured.**

*This figure was confirmed by Gaza’s Ministry of Health on February 2. Some rights groups put the death toll number at more than 33,000 when accounting for those presumed dead.

** This figure is released by the Israeli military.

Key Developments

• Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: “Victory will not be complete until the military expands into Rafah.”
• There are 1.9 Palestinians currently sheltering in Rafah, which is the last place in the Gaza Strip that has been declared a “safe zone.” Palestinians fear a massacre, if the Israeli army encroaches.
• UNICEF: 1 million children in Gaza require mental health support
• UN: Israel’s assault on Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists in history
• Palestinian Prisoners Society: 25 Palestinians detained last night in a series of raids across the West Bank. The number of Palestinians detained since October 7 is now 6,485
• According to a new poll, half of U.S. adults say that Israel has gone too far in its war with Gaza. ...........more..........