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Hamas health ministry updates Gaza death toll to 34,971
At least 34,971 Palestinians have been killed and 78,641 injured in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza since October 7, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says in a statement.
The figures have not been independently verified and include at least 15,000 Hamas gunmen Israel says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000 terrorists inside Israel on October 7.
A total of 271 IDF soldiers have been killed in the army’s Gaza ground operation.