Gaza deaths rise to 15,899: Ministry

AFP , Monday 4 Dec 2023

The Palestinian health ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday said 15,899 people had died in the Palestinian territory since he Israeli war against the strip..

Deaths in Gaza
Israel has been targeting Gaza with an air and ground campaign that killed nearly 15,899 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry. AFP

 

Since the war began, Israel has been targeting Gaza with an air and ground campaign that reduced large parts of the north of the territory to rubble and killed nearly 15,899 people, with 42,000 wounded.

The war started after the Hamas-led Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7, in which around 1,200 were killed and 240 taken captives, according to Israeli occupation authorities.

The Palestinian health ministry said that 70% of the dead are women and children.

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