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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Hamas-run health ministry says Gaza death toll passed 31,800
People search the rubble and debris of a building that was hit by Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip, March 19, 2024 (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
At least 31,819 Palestinians have been killed and 73,934 have been wounded in Gaza since October 7, the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave says.
The terror group’s figures are unverified, don’t differentiate between civilians and combatants, and list all the fatalities as caused by Israel — even those believed to have been caused by hundreds of misfired rockets or otherwise by Palestinian fire.
Israel has said it killed some 13,000 Hamas members in Gaza fighting, in addition to some 1,000 killed inside Israel in the aftermath of the terror group’s October 7 invasion and onslaught.
