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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Hamas-run health ministry claims Gaza war toll rises to 3,785
This picture taken from Sderot shows smoke billowing over the northern Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
At least 3,785 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its airstrikes on the coastal enclave, the Hamas-controlled health ministry says.
Some 1,524 children and 1,000 women are among those killed in the relentless Israeli airstrikes, the ministry says, claiming that another 12,493 people have been injured.
Israel and other international bodies have cast doubt on Hamas’s claims about the toll of those killed and wounded.
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