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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll hits 10,812

AFPGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories
Palestinians gather during the funeral of several men killed during an overnight raid by the Israeli army into the Jenin refugee camp, near the city of Jenin, in the northern Israeli occupied West Bank on 3 November 2023.
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The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday 10,812 people have been killed in the weeks-long war between Israel and the militant group which controls the Palestinian territory.

At least 4,412 children are among those killed, while another 26,905 people have been wounded in a blistering Israeli assault in retaliation for a deadly attack on southern Israel by Hamas militants on 7 October.

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