Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 52,314

Since Israel resumed its intensified military campaign on March 18, at least 2,222 Palestinians have been killed and 5,751 others injured, bringing the overall death toll in Gaza since the war began in October 2023 to 52,314, with a total of 117,792 people injured, according to health authorities in Gaza on Monday.

At least 56 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the Civil Defense in Gaza.

Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said that the Israeli airstrikes targeted displaced persons' tents, residential houses, and civilian gatherings across the Gaza Strip.

Among the dead, 26 people were killed in Israeli strikes on gatherings and houses in the western and northwestern areas of Gaza City.

In the northern Gaza Strip, at least 12 Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed residential houses around the Jabalia refugee camp. Separately, artillery shelling in the town of Beit Lahia killed one person and wounded several others.

In the central Gaza Strip, an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp killed a Palestinian girl, Basal added.

Meanwhile, in the southern city of Khan Younis, 16 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted houses, tents sheltering displaced persons, and civilian gatherings.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 52,314

Protesters filled Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma on Saturday, rallying in solidarity with Venezuela and denouncing U.S. influence in Latin America.

The United States launched a large-scale military operation against Venezuela in the early hours of Jan 3, taking by force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Holding numerous flags and banners while chanting slogans intermittently, a huge crowd of protesters criticized U.S. military actions against Venezuela and the unlawful control over President Maduro and his spouse, calling for respect for national sovereignty and regional peace.

"We oppose the U.S. intervention and hegemony towards the countries in Latin America. The United States has flagrantly trampled on international law, bombed Caracas and kidnapped the Maduro couple. The U.S. interventionism has become extremely blatant. We must firmly oppose and be highly vigilant, because this is not only related to a certain country, but also to all countries," said a protester.

"We demand that the United States stop interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs. The country must immediately cease its exploitation and plundering of the countries in Latin America," said another protester.

Protest erupts in Mexico City over US military operation in Venezuela