Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 34,454

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The health ministry in Gaza has said that at least 34,454 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during nearly seven months of Israel’s military offensive against Hamas.

The tally includes at least 66 deaths in the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 77,575 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war broke out when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, AFP reported.

 A Palestinian child stands amid the debris of a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 27. — AFP
A Palestinian child stands amid the debris of a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 27. — AFP

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