The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry says.
The ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants, but has claimed that women and children make up more than half the dead.
The ministry says 55,104 people have been killed since the start of the war and 127,394 wounded.
Israel says it has killed some 20,000 combatants in battle as of January and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught.
Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.
Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 429. The toll includes two police officers and three Defense Ministry civilian contractors.
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