The Gaza health ministry is reporting that Israeli attacks across Gaza since October 2023 have killed at least 59,029 people and wounded 142,135, Al Jazeera reports.

Over the past 24 hours, 134 bodies, including four recovered bodies, and 1,155 wounded people have been brought to hospitals.

Since dawn, Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 34 people, including 20 in northern Gaza and Gaza City, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Among the dead, four were aid seekers.

At least 1,021 people have been killed at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, and more than 6,511 wounded, the ministry added.

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