The health ministry in Gaza has just released its latest report on the number of people killed and wounded by Israel’s attacks on the territory, saying that 29 more were killed in the last 24 hours, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement, it said a total of 29 killed — “14 newly killed, 15 bodies recovered” — were recorded and 51 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 48,572, with 112,032 others wounded, the ministry added.

Thousands of people remain missing under the rubble.

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