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Thursday, January 4, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says war death toll at 22,438
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Gaza Strip outside a morgue in Khan Younis on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 22,438 people have been killed in the Strip since the war between Hamas and Israel erupted on October 7.
A ministry statement records 125 fatalities over the past 24 hours, while a total of 57,614 people have been wounded in the fighting.
The Hamas figure doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants and includes Palestinians killed by errant rocket fire from Gaza. Israel says it has killed 8,500 terrorists since launching its war.
