The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 46,000 as the Israel-Hamas war continues with no resolution in sight, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, reports AP. The ministry reported on Thursday that 46,006 Palestinians have been killed, and 109,378 have been injured since the conflict began. It also noted that more than half of the fatalities are women and children, though it did not specify how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 5, including 2 infants The Israeli military claims to have killed over 17,000 militants, though it has not provided evidence to support this figure. Israel maintains that it aims to avoid civilian casualties and holds Hamas responsible for civilian deaths, alleging that militants operate within residential areas. Israeli strikes have frequently targeted what it describes as militant positions in shelters and hospitals, resulting in the deaths of women and children. Hostages in Gaza endure another winter as their families plead for a ceasefire The conflict started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants launched an attack on southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and abducting around 250. Of the 100 hostages still held in Gaza, about a third are believed to have died.

One more child died from hornet stings in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday night, taking the death toll from it to three. The child was identified as Sifat Ullah, 5, son of late Maulana Abul Kashem, 55, an imam of Dudhnoi Bazar Mosque in the upazila. Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the imam and his eight-year-old daughter Labiba also died from the hornet stings. Family members and locals said a boat carrying Abul Kashem and his two children was passing by a bamboo bush on Saturday afternoon on their way to a local market. Suddenly they were invaded by hornets leaving them critically injured. Read: 37 people trapped by floodwaters rescued in Mymensingh Locals rushed them to Dhobaura Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. However, both Abul Kashem and Labiba succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital. Though Sifat was admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he also died around 10pm while undergoing treatment there. Dhobaura police station’s Officer-in-Charge Al Mamun Sarkar confirmed the deaths

The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Helene came ashore Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane and carved a wide swath of destruction as it moved northward from Florida, washing away homes, destroying roads and knocking out electricity and cellphone service for millions. The number of deaths stood at 225 on Friday; two more were recorded in South Carolina the following day. It was still unclear how many people were unaccounted for or missing, and the toll could rise even higher. Helene is the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005. About half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in Georgia and South Carolina. The city of Asheville, in the western mountains of North Carolina, was particularly battered. A week later workers used brooms and heavy machinery to clean mud and dirt outside of New Belgium Brewing Company, which lies next to the French Broad River and is among thousands of city businesses and households affected. So far North Carolinians have received more than $27 million in individual assistance approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said MaryAnn Tierney, a regional administrator for the agency. More than 83,000 people have registered for individual assistance, according to the office of Gov. Roy Cooper. In Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, FEMA-approved assistance has surpassed $12 million for survivors, Tierney said Saturday during a news briefing. “This is critical assistance that will help people with their immediate needs, as well as displacement assistance that helps them if they can’t stay in their home,” she said. She encouraged residents impacted by the storm to register for disaster assistance. Read:  At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast “It is the first step in the recovery process,” she said. “We can provide immediate relief in terms of serious needs assistance to replace food, water, medicines, other life safety, critical items, as well as displacement assistance if you cannot stay in your home.” Helene’s raging floodwaters shocked mountain towns hundreds of miles inland and far from where the storm made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, including in the Tennessee mountains that Dolly Parton calls home. The country music star has announced a $1 million donation to the Mountain Ways Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing immediate assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims. In addition, her East Tennessee businesses as well as the Dollywood Foundation are combining efforts, pledging to match her donation to Mountain Ways with a $1 million contribution. Parton said she feels a close connection to the storm victims because so many of them “grew up in the mountains just like I did.” “I can’t stand to see anyone hurting, so I wanted to do what I could to help after these terrible floods,” she said. “I hope we can all be a little bit of light in the world for our friends, our neighbors — even strangers — during this dark time they are experiencing.” Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner said the company, including Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation, would increase its commitment and donate a total of $10 million to hurricane relief efforts. In Newport, an eastern Tennessee town of about 7,000, residents continued cleaning up Saturday from the destruction caused by Helene's floodwaters. Mud still clung to the basement walls of one Main Street funeral home. The ground-floor chapel of another nearby was being dried out, a painting of Jesus still hanging on the wall in an otherwise barren room. Newport City Hall and its police department also took on water from the swollen Pigeon River. Some of the modest, one-story homes along its banks were destroyed, their walls crumbled and rooms exposed. Read more: Tropical Storm Helene moves toward western coast of Africa Farther east in unincorporated Del Rio, along a bend in the French Broad River, residents and volunteers toiled to clean up. The smell of wood hung in the air as people used chainsaws to cut through downed trees, and Bobcats beeped as they moved mangled sheet metal and other debris. Many homes sustained damage, including one that slid off its foundation.

The death toll from a gas explosion, in Dhaka’s Jurain area on August 14, has reached three as a five-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries today. The deceased was identified as Afsana, daughter of Atahar Ali. Dr Tariqul Islam, resident medical officer of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said that Afsana had been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital with 25 percent burn injuries. She breathed her last around 7:50 am today. Mother, daughter die in Sylhat gas cylinder blast; 4 injured Earlier, on Monday, five members of a family, including Afsana, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas pipeline leak. Among the injured, Atahar Ali, 35, father of the child, and his wife Mukta Khatun, 30, died at the hospital on August 17. Death toll from Gazipur blast stands at two Two more victims, Altaf Sikder, 72, and his wife Morjina Begum, 50, Mukta’s parents, received first aid. Woman injured in Jurain blast dies at DMCH  

The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal on May 11 rose to three with the death of another victim at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. The deceased was identified Kutubuddin, 48, chief driver of the vessel and son of Saleh Ahmed of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram district. Kutubuddin had been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital since May 11 and breathed his last on Sunday night, said Morshedul Alam, chairman of Kumira union parishad. Fardin Arafat Swadhin, 22, son of Kutubuddin, died during the explosion. On May 11, an explosion occurred at an oil-laden tanker ‘MT Ibadi-1’, leaving two people including Swadhin and Babul Kanti Das, 64 dead on the spot. The ship was anchored in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal. The oil-tanker carrying 3.5 lakh liter petrol and 10 lakh liter of diesel went to Barishal from Chattogram to unload oil of Meghna group in Barishal.  

The death toll from the explosion at a re-rolling mill in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila went up to seven with the death of the last victim on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, 35. Ibrahim, who received 28% burn injuries, succumbed to his injuries at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this morning, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said. Earlier, on May 4, seven workers were injured in an explosion which took place at the mill when they were melting iron inside it in the afternoon. One worker died on Thursday and three more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday. Also read: Death toll from Narayanganj re-rolling mill explosion rises to 4 The deceased were identified as Sankar, 40, Elias Ali (35) and Alamgir (30) of Kishoreganj’s Itna upazila and Neyon (20) of Rajbari district. Meanwhile, Golam Rabbani, 35, of Lalmonirhat district and Jewel Hossain, 25, died while undergoing treatment at the same hospitals on May 6. A three-member probe body has been formed to look into the explosion.  

The death toll from Thursday’s explosion, at a re-rolling mill in Bhulta Gauchia area of Rupganj upazila under Narayanganj district, climbed to 5 as another victim died on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Golam Rabbani, 35, of Lalmonirhat district. Rabbani, who sustained 95% burn injuries died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery early Saturday, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp. Earlier, on Thursday, seven workers were injured in an explosion which took place at the mill when they were melting iron inside it in the afternoon. Also read: Death toll from Narayanganj re-rolling mill explosion rises to 4 One worker died on Thursday and three more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday. Meanwhile, a three-member probe body has been formed to look into the explosion.  

The death toll from the massive explosion that ripped through a 5-storey building in Gulistan's Siddique Bazar area has risen to 24, with one more victim succumbing to his injuries on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Zahan Sardar Selim, 21, son of Jahangir Sardar of Jatrabari. Selim had been undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with 50% burn injuries. He succumbed to his injuries around 4:40 pm, said Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp. Also Read: Building owners among 3 land in jail over Gulistan blast Earlier, on March 7, at least 17 people were killed and over 100 were injured in a massive explosion in the 5-storey building near a BRTC bus counter in the capital’s Gulistan area. A sanitary materials shop on the ground floor of the building, BRAC Bank office on one of the floors and an adjacent 7-storey building were damaged but the building didn't collapse. Meanwhile, two bodies were recovered from the debris on March 9. Musa Haider, 45, a victim succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on the same day, raising the death toll to 20. Meanwhile, firefighters recovered the body of another victim from the debris on March 9 while two other victims identified as Yeasin Arafat and Mirza Azam succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on March 9 and March 11, respectively. Three people, including the owner of the building at Siddique Bazar, were arrested in a case over the blast on Thursday. A Dhaka court on Thursday put the three arrested people on a three-day remand.    

The death toll from Sunday’s fire at an apartment block in Gulshan-2 increased to two as another victim died on Monday morning. Raju Mia Shikder, who sustained injuries during the fire incident, died at a hospital in the capital, said Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Abdul Ahad. Also Read: Probe committee formed over Gulshan fire The fire that quickly tore through the apartment block Sunday (February 19, 2022) evening was brought under control after four hours. Anwar Hossain, who used to work in the 12- storeyed building,  was killed after the deadly fire engulfed it.  Also, 22 people – nine men, 12 women, and one child –were rescued. “The fire broke out on the seventh floor of a 12-storey building in Gulshan-2 at 6:59pm. However, the reasons for the fire mishap and the extent of damage could not immediately be confirmed," Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters media cell, said. Read More: Gulshan apartment block fire tamed after 4 hours; 1 confirmed dead.

The death toll from an attack by the Islamic State group against an army checkpoint and people collecting truffles in central Syria has risen to at least 53, most of them civilians, state media and an opposition war monitor reported Saturday. The attack near the central town of Sukhna on Friday was the deadliest by the extremist group since so far this year, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor said. The Observatory said the attack targeted a Syrian army checkpoint and people collecting wild truffles nearby, killing 68 people, including 61 civilians. It said IS fighters reached the area on motorcycles. On Friday, it reported that the attack killed 46. The Observatory, which tracks Syria’s conflict, said the IS gunmen took advantage of the Feb. 6 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria killing tens of thousands of people to carry out their deadly attack. The attention in Syria has been mostly focused on the earthquake over the past two weeks. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, quoted the head of the general hospital in the central town of Palmyra as saying that they have received the bodies of 46 civilians and seven soldiers. Despite their defeat in Syria in March 2019, Islamic State sleeper cells still conduct attacks around Syria and Iraq, where they once declared a “caliphate.” On Friday, the U.S. military said a helicopter raid led by its forces in northeast Syria left a senior leader with the Islamic State group dead and four American service members wounded. It identified the killed IS commander as Hamza al-Homsi. Joint operations between the U.S. military and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are common in northeast and eastern Syria along the border with Iraq.