Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry issues conflicting numbers of people killed and injured in Israel’s renewed military offensive in the Strip.
In an official statement, the ministry says the death toll is 254, down from a previously reported 310.
But the head of the ministry tells AFP that the toll has risen to “at least 330.”
“The health ministry has recorded more than 330 deaths, most of them Palestinian women and children, and hundreds of wounded, dozens of them in critical condition,” Mohammed Zaqut is quoted as saying.
After previously telling Egyptian media that over 1,000 have been injured in the strikes, the ministry’s official statement puts the number at 440.
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