Gaza’s Health Ministry has just issued its daily statistical report on Palestinian casualties in Israel’s military offensive on the enclave, Al Jazeera reports.

In the past 24 hours, Gaza hospitals have reported 71 people killed by Israeli forces, including 14 bodies recovered from under the rubble, and 153 injured.

Israel has killed at least 52,314 Palestinians since launching its military offensive on October 7, 2023. A further 17,792 people have been injured.

Since resuming its offensive on March 18, Israel has killed at least 2,222 people.

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