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Hamas says Gaza death toll at 35,386

Medical personnel walk at the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 17, 2024. (AFP)
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll of Palestinians in the Strip has reached 35,386 since October 7.
These figures cannot be verified and only some 24,000 fatalities have been identified at hospitals. The tolls include some 15,000 terror operatives Israel says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000 terrorists inside Israel on October 7.