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Gaza health ministry says latest war death toll at 33,634

Published: 12 Apr 2024 - 05:04 pm | Last Updated: 12 Apr 2024 - 05:09 pm
Photojournalist Sami Shahadeh arrives for treatment at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 12, 2024, after he was wounded by Israeli bombardment. (Photo by AFP)

Photojournalist Sami Shahadeh arrives for treatment at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah on April 12, 2024, after he was wounded by Israeli bombardment. (Photo by AFP)

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Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Gaza said on Friday that at least 33,634 people have been killed in the territory during more than six months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

The toll includes at least 89 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 76,214 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began on October 7.

Image shows the mother of Palestinian Mohammad Draghmeh mourning over his body after he was killed during a raid by Israeli forces on April 12, 2024, in Tubas in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)