Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 29,878
AFP, GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories
Published: 27 Feb 2024
Palestinians search the rubble of their house which was destroyed in an overnight Israeli air strike in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on February 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday that at least 29,878 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between militants and Israel.
The toll includes at least 96 deaths in the past 24 hours, while 70,215 people have been wounded since the conflict began on October 7, a ministry statement said.
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