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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 29,313: Ministry

IANS | February 22, 2024 10:17 AM

GAZA: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 29, 313, with 69, 333 others wounded, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 118 Palestinians and wounded 163 others in the coastal enclave, it added on Wednesday.

It noted that a number of victims still remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defence and ambulance crews, Xinhua news agency reported.

Israel has been launching a large-scale military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate a Hamas rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1, 200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage.

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