The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 58,895, with 140,980 injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted in 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.
In the past 24 hours alone, Israeli military operations in the enclave have claimed 130 lives and injured another 495, according to the statement.
The health authorities said from Sunday early morning to night, 132 Palestinians in Gaza were killed by Israeli forces, including 94 who were attacked at multiple aid distribution sites or in the surrounding areas.
In particular, the death toll from Israeli shooting on crowd at an aid distribution site in the northwestern part of Gaza City on Sunday has reached 81, the health authorities added.
They also said since May 27, when the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation backed by the United States and Israel started to take charge of aid distribution, 995 Gazans were killed by Israeli soldiers while trying to receive aid. Besides, 6,011 were injured and 45 were missing, the health authorities added.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 58,895
The death toll from a crane collapse that derailed a passenger train in northeastern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima Province has risen to 32, with the number of injured now standing at 67, authorities said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred on Wednesday morning when the construction crane used for a high-speed rail bridge collapsed onto the train traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani Province.
Speaking at a press briefing, Nakhon Ratchasima Governor Chaiwat Chuenkosum said the State Railway of Thailand expects to take approximately seven days to clear the wreckage and restore the track to normal operation while a full investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn earlier told reporters that he has instructed agencies to conduct a transparent, comprehensive investigation to determine the cause and prevent recurrence.
According to Thai media reports, the main contractor for the involved railway section is Italian-Thai Development PLC, which has issued a statement on the accident, saying that the company will fully assume responsibilities related to compensation and medical treatment.
Songrit Yoonsoongnern, a rescuer, said that rescue teams are waiting for some parts of the wrecked train to be moved before continuing operations.
"Right now, we are waiting for the cranes to secure the carriage and the crane above, and to remove some debris that is on the bodies. For safety reasons, we must wait until Italian-Thai Development’s cranes complete the operation and safety is 100-percent assured, before ordering rescue personnel to enter and recover the bodies," he said.
32 killed after crane collapse derails train in Thailand
