The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 50,695, with 115,338 injured, following nearly 18 months of Israeli military operations since October 7, 2023, said Gaza health authorities on Sunday.
In the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations have killed 26 people and wounded 113 others in Gaza, the health authorities said.
Since Israel resumed its military operations in Gaza on March 18, following the collapse of a ceasefire, 1,335 Palestinians have been killed and 3,297 injured, according to the health authorities.
In a statement released on Sunday, the media office in Gaza raised the death toll during the past 20 days to 1,350, with 490 being children.
The media office accused Israel of carrying out systematic massacres against Gazan civilians, particularly children, in another serious crime the Israeli army has committed in its ongoing "genocide war".
Israel, the United States, and other countries involved in the military operations bear full responsibility for the continued killing, the statement said, calling on the international community to immediately stop this atrocity.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 50,695
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 50,695
Iran and the United States are set to hold a second round of negotiations on April 19, following their "indirect" talks held in a "constructive" atmosphere on Saturday in the Omani capital, Muscat, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
The two-and-a-half-hour meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff focused on Iran's nuclear issue and sanctions relief. Both sides conveyed their governments' positions through Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the ministry said.
It also noted upon leaving the venue, the heads of the two delegations spoke briefly in the presence of the Omani foreign minister.
In an address to reporters in Muscat following the talks, Araghchi said the first round of the talks was "constructive and held in a calm and very respectful atmosphere."
The talks in Muscat followed U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement in early March that he had sent a letter to Iranian leaders -- via the United Arab Emirates -- proposing negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
Iran later confirmed receiving the letter and left the door open for indirect engagement.
Iran, U.S. hold "constructive" talks in Oman, set for further negotiations on April 19
