Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,839

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 60,839, with 149,588 others injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.

Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks have claimed 119 lives and injured 866 others, according to the statement.

Palestinian authorities said Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had assaulted Palestinians waiting for aid supplies near the Morag Corridor in southern Gaza, injuring dozens of aid seekers.

The IDF has not yet responded to the statement.

Over the past 24 hours, six more Palestinians died of forced starvation and malnutrition in the besieged enclave, bringing the total starvation death toll to 175, including 93 children, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The Hamas-run Gaza government media office confirmed in a statement on Sunday that more than 22,000 trucks carrying humanitarian aid are currently stuck at the Gaza Strip's crossing gates, accusing the Israeli forces of deliberately preventing the entry of these aid trucks into Gaza.

The media office condemned in the strongest terms the continued blockade, saying it's part of a systematic policy of "engineering starvation, blockade, and chaos."

It urged the unconditional opening of the crossings and the safe, smooth entry of all aid trucks to help save civilian lives in Gaza.

The IDF reported Sunday that its troops have over the past two months dismantled hundreds of infrastructure sites, both above and below ground, as well as military structures, including weapons storage sites, observation posts, and firing and sniper positions that have posed a threat to Israeli forces in southern Gaza.

In addition, the IDF has destroyed a 300-meter-long underground tunnel route, where it found numerous weapons, rockets and launchers, the report added.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,839

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,839

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,839

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,839

A Japanese lawmaker has raised concerns over Japan's push to expand its military and its nuclear policy.

Responding to some politicians' dangerous tendency towards possessing nuclear weapons, Takara Sachika, a member of Japan's House of Councilors, said that Japan's push to strengthen its military, combined with what she called a misguided nuclear policy, not only heightens regional tensions but also directly threatens regional security.

"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem," Takara said.

Takara said the Japanese government's tendency to expand its military capabilities is completely contrary to the Constitution.

"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem," said the lawmaker.

At a Diet meeting in early November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that what she described as the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and suggested the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, drawing strong criticism worldwide.

Takara urged Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.

"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant remarks," she said.

Japanese lawmaker criticizes nuclear weapons remarks as threat to regional security