Death Toll In Gaza Reaches 29,000, PM Shtayyeh Says Israel Has Won Nothing Apart From Death

Israeli military land operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh lashed out at Israel on Sunday, saying they had "not achieved anything" in addition to deaths and destruction in Gaza since the war began in October, when the death toll in the Palestinian enclave broke through 29,000.

"We know this is an Israeli program to encourage Palestinians to leave Gaza," he said at the Munich Security Conference, reported by The National News on February 19.

"Israeli people can't speak anything, but the reality speaks for itself."

"(PM Benjamin) Netanyahu has not achieved anything until now. He killed 28,000 people. He injured 70,000 people and destroyed 281,000 housing units. This is the only thing Israel has achieved in Gaza to date," he explained.

In Germany's Munich, PM Shtayyeh called for an "immediate ceasefire", saying the international community should put pressure on Israel, to stop its planned attack on Rafah City, where more than one million Palestinian refugees seek refuge after fleeing Israeli attacks in northern and central Gaza.

"Everyone must hold Israel accountable for these atrocities," he added.

Separately, the Ministry of Health in Gaza on Monday reported that the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in the region had reached 29,092 while injuries reached 69,028, citing US News from AP.

The prospect of a ceasefire in Gaza faded on Saturday, when the United States pledged to veto a UN draft resolution calling for an immediate end to fighting in Palestinian enclaves.

Israel itself has repeatedly rejected a ceasefire, saying it will not stop the attack on Gaza until it achieves a "full victory" over the militant group Hamas.