The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says that at least 44,532 people have been killed in nearly 14 months of war between Israel and Hamas.
The toll includes 30 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which says 105,538 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage.
The Gaza health ministry toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed some 18,000 combatants in battle as of November and another 1,000 terrorists inside Israel on October 7.
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.
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