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Published 11 Feb, 2025 04:26pm

Gaza death toll surges to 48,219 since Israeli invasion: health ministry

The Health Ministry in Gaza has just released its latest report on the number of people who were killed and wounded by Israel’s war on the territory, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement, it said a total of 11 deaths — three newly killed, eight body recoveries — were recorded and 10 wounded people arrived in hospitals during the past 24 hours.

This brought the confirmed number of people killed in Israeli attacks since October 7 to at least 48,219, with 111,665 others wounded, the ministry added.

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