Gaza death toll surges to 47,552 since Israeli invasion: health ministry

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Gaza hospitals have received 12 more bodies and 11 injured patients in the past 24 hours, according to a statement by the enclave’s health ministry, Al Jazeera reports.

Eight of the bodies were recovered from the rubble and four others were people who succumbed to their injuries sustained in previous Israeli attacks across Gaza, the ministry said.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed a confirmed 47,552 people and injured 111,629 since October 7, 2023, the statement said.

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