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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Night’s Gaza death toll climbs to 244, Hamas-run health ministry says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A dead person killed during an Israeli army strike is taken into the hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday March 18, 2025.(AP Photo/ Mohammad Jahjouh)
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry raises the death toll from tonight’s surprise resumption of Israeli airstrikes to 244.
The ministry adds that over 1,000 people have been wounded.
The Hamas figures have not been verified and don’t differentiate between civilians and combatants.
Footage from Gaza shows dozens of children, women and elderly people among the casualties.
Israel insists it doesn’t target civilians, while Hamas hides among them.
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