At least 198 killed in Gaza in conflict with Israel: Palestine

A man carries a crying child as he walks in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 7 October, 2023.
AFP

At least 198 people were killed in Gaza on Saturday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, after Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets into Israel which responded with air strikes.

The ministry said up until 4:20 pm (1320 GMT) there were "198 martyrs and 1,610 wounded with different injuries" in the conflict.