16 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in 48 hours
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Saturday that 16 Palestinians were killed and 60 others were injured during the past 48 hours, raising the death toll of the Israeli genocide since October 8, 2023, to 73,269 dead and 173,811 injured.
The ministry said in its daily statistical statement that during the past 48 hours, the Gaza Strip's hospitals received "16 new martyrs, in addition to a martyr affected by his injuries, and 2 who were recovered from under the rubble."
Hospitals have also received 60 injuries in the past 48 hours, it said, adding that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, with ambulance and civil defence crews unable to reach them so far.
The statement did not clarify the circumstances of the deaths and new injuries, while the Israeli army continues its violations of the ceasefire agreement that has been in force in the Gaza Strip since October 10, 2025, through shelling and shooting.
The ministry explained that the number of victims of Israeli violations of the agreement has risen to 1,144 dead and 3,703 injured.
It confirmed that the total number of victims of the Israeli genocide since October 8, 2023, has reached 73,269 dead and 173,811 injured.
The US House of Representatives supports the Jewish incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque
The US House of Representatives has passed an amendment introduced by Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney calling for strengthening what she described as "Jewish freedom of worship" and ensuring "equal access" to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in a move that comes within the US legislative moves in support of the Israeli occupation's position on the holy city.
"It is unacceptable that Jews do not have the same rights to visit and pray at their holiest religious site as followers of other religions," Tenney said during the council's session before the vote, calling it a "fundamental principle of religious freedom."
She added that its amendment aims to emphasize the need for the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to work to ensure "freedom of worship and equal access" to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on Washington to exert greater efforts in this file.
Increasing the budget of the Religious Freedom Committee
According to US media, Amendment No. 28 stipulates an increase in the budget of the American Commission for International Religious Freedom by one million dollars, in a symbolic step aimed at highlighting the importance of following up on the file of freedom of worship and access to Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The new financial amendment is a tool to advance the goals of the previous resolution, by linking the work of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to the follow-up on this file and highlighting what Washington considers "religious rights" at the holy site.
In the same session, the House of Representatives rejected an amendment introduced by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie that would have prevented any funds contained in the appropriations bill from being used for the benefit of the Israeli occupation, including withholding about $3.3 billion in annual U.S. security assistance to Tel Aviv.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (D-Calif.) voted against Massey's amendment, in line with her positions in support of strengthening U.S. support for Israel, according to U.S. media. According to the Israeli newspaper "Jerusalem Post"