The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip had risen to 41,206, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 24 Palestinians and wounded 137 others, bringing the total death toll to 41,206 and the injured to 95,337 since the outbreak of the latest round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in last October, the health authorities said.
Meanwhile, Gaza-based media office said in a statement that the number of displaced people in the enclave has risen from 1.9 million to two million.
For now, a total of 543 shelters have been set up. However, about 74 percent of tents where displaced people live are already unusable. To be more specific, 100,000 out of 135,000 tents need to be replaced immediately.
The media office called for the international community to provide emergency assistance to the displaced people in the Gaza Strip.
On the same day, Israeli military said that its army launched an airstrike to a school in Beit Hanoun.
This is Israeli army's third attack targeting schools in Gaza within five days, according to Al Jazeera.
Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported that the school was used to shelter a large number of displaced residents. However, Israeli military claimed that there was a Hamas command center in the school, so they launched the attack.
For now, the casualties caused by the airstrike are still being tallied.
According to the Palestinian media, the Israeli military launched multiple attacks on Gaza City and Nuseirat refugee camp on Sunday, killing at least eight Palestinians.
The Gaza-based civil defense department also said on the same day that Israel attacked a residential building in Jabalia, causing many casualties.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 41,206: health authorities
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 41,206: health authorities
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 41,206: health authorities
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 41,206: health authorities
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday demanding an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory within the next 12 months by an overwhelming margin.
The resolution was adopted with 124 votes in favor, 14 against and 43 abstentions, during the UNGA's 10th emergency special session considering Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
The resolution demanding that Israel comply with all its legal obligations under international law, including advisory opinions by the International Court of Justice, was introduced by the State of Palestine on Tuesday and was co-sponsored by more than two dozen nations.
By the newly adopted resolution, the UNGA "demands that Israel brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which constitutes a wrongful act of a continuing character entailing its international responsibility and do so no later than 12 months from the adoption of the present resolution."
The UNGA also demands that Israel comply without delay with all its legal obligations under international law, including as stipulated by the International Court of Justice.
In remarks before the vote, Mohamed Issa Abushahab, the permanent representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, said the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza must be addressed through unimpeded access to those in need, a ceasefire deal and the full implementation of all related Security Council resolutions.
A credible peace process must be relaunched to work towards a two-State solution to diffuse this conflict, he said, expressing support for the State of Palestine's full statehood and UN membership. "The time has come to end the suffering," he noted.
Introducing the draft resolution on Tuesday, Riyad Mansour, the permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, called for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He said the Palestinian people have been steadfast in the pursuit of their inalienable rights, just like all other citizens worldwide who seek self-determination.
"The Palestinians want to live, not survive -- they want to be safe in their homes, they want their children to go to school without fear. They want to be free in reality as they are in spirit," said Mansour.
UNGA calls for end to Israeli occupation in Palestine within a year
