Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says death toll at 8,525
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 03:54 | 31 October 2023
- Modified Date: 03:54 | 31 October 2023
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said Tuesday that at least 8,525 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel on October 7.
The ministry said at least 3,542 children and 2,187 women were among the dead, as Israel pressed on with its air and ground campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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