Israel’s army announced on Tuesday that it had launched an investigation into one of its soldiers suspected of killing a Palestinian prisoner in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas’ health ministry released a new toll from Israeli military operations of 22,185 deaths since the start of the war. , October 7, AFP and Agerpres report.

Israeli soldiers in battle with Hamas militantsPhoto: Ilya Yefimovich / DPA / Profimedia

According to an army statement, the Palestinian, whom the army described as a “suspected terrorist”, was arrested and then interrogated in Gaza before being placed “in the custody of a soldier suspected of opening fire on him, resulting in his death”.

“According to preliminary information, a military police investigation has been opened to find out the circumstances of the shooting,” the military added.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been detained since the October 7 war between Israel and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.

On December 24, Hamas called for an international investigation into “extrajudicial executions” it says have been carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, saying at least 137 have been recorded since the war began.

A few days ago, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Israel to open an investigation into the “possible commission of a war crime” by its military after “alarming reports” of the death of “11 unarmed Palestinians.” “. in the city of Gaza.

Israel called the accusations “groundless and false”.

The Israeli military also accidentally killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza in mid-December, and at least 18 soldiers were killed accidentally or by their comrades, according to figures released by the military.

Hamas has released a new number of casualties in Gaza

At the same time, the Hamas Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 22,185 people since the start of the war.

The death toll includes 207 people killed in the past 24 hours, the source said, adding that 57,035 people have been injured since October 7.

The war was launched in response to an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7, which killed an estimated 1,140 people in Israeli territory, most of them civilians, according to authorities.

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