A total of 33 Palestinians, including 12 children and eight women, were killed and 88 others injured over the past 24 hours in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, Gaza's health authorities said on Thursday.
The latest casualties have brought the overall death toll in Gaza to 69,546, with 170,833 wounded, since a conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out on Oct 7, 2023, according to the report. The Gaza health authorities also noted that since the current ceasefire agreement came into effect on Oct 10, at least 312 people have been killed and 760 injured in ongoing attacks across the enclave.
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 69,546
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after the alliance failed to join the attacks on Iran, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
When asked if he would reconsider America's membership in the alliance after the conflict, he said the question is "beyond reconsideration," adding, "I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger."
Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with NATO for "not being there," saying it was "actually hard to believe."
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump would make a decision on the future of NATO given the fact that some U.S. allies refuse to provide support, after the end of U.S. military operations against Iran.
Following Trump's criticism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is not changing his position on the war.
Multiple European countries have kept their distance from the conflict with Iran. Starmer on Monday said his country will not get dragged into the conflict "whatever the pressure and whoever it's coming from," while Spain on Monday closed its airspace to all flights related to the U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
Trump calls NATO 'paper tiger,' considers withdrawal
