The health ministry in Gaza, under Hamas rule, has announced that a total of 7,703 people lost their lives in the conflict with Israel that commenced on October 7.
Tragically, the ministry said over 3,500 of the casualties were children.
This ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel has led to the highest number of fatalities in Gaza since Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the region in 2005.
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On Friday evening Israel intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, the army said, striking dozens of Hamas targets, especially underground tunnels.
The blistering air and artillery assault destroyed hundreds of buildings and thousands of houses across the strip, the civil defence service in the Palestinian territory said.