The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza has said that at least 7,703 people have been killed in Israeli bombardments that erupted on October 7.

More than 3,500 children are among the dead. The overall figure is the highest number of war fatalities in Gaza since Israel unilaterally withdrew from the territory in 2005.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquartered in the West Bank put the toll at 7,650.