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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 6, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Hamas-run health ministry says Gaza death toll reached 22,722
Relatives of Palestinians said killed during Israeli strikes, pictured at the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 6, 2024. (AFP)
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 22,722 people have been killed in the Strip since the war was sparked by the terror group’s onslaught on October 7.
The Hamas figure doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants and includes Palestinians killed by errant rocket fire from within Gaza. Israel says it has killed 8,500 terrorists since the start of the war.
Israel says it is making an effort to avoid harm to civilians while fighting a terror group embedded within the civilian population. It has long accused Gaza-based terror groups of using Palestinians in the Strip as human shields, operating from sites, including schools and hospitals, which are supposed to be protected.
