At least 40 people killed and 73 wounded arrived at Gaza hospitals in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll since October 2023 to at least 51,065, with 116,505 Palestinians wounded, Al Jazeera reports, citing the health ministry.

Since Israel resumed its bombing of the enclave on March 18, breaching a ceasefire agreement signed in January, at least 1,691 people have been killed and 4,464 wounded, it added.

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