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Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 33,797

The toll includes at least 68 deaths over the past 24 hours.

15 Apr 2024 05:53pm
Displaced Palestinians take the coastal Rashid road to return to Gaza City. Photo by AFP
Displaced Palestinians take the coastal Rashid road to return to Gaza City. Photo by AFP

PALESTINE - The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that at least 33,797 people have been killed in the territory during more than six months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

The toll includes at least 68 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 76,465 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas fighters launched an operation on October 7. - AFP

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