Health Ministry: Death toll continues rising in Gaza

The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that nearly 44,000 Palestinians have been killed, and over 104,000 have been wounded as a result of Israeli military actions since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in Gaza in October 2023.

"The death toll from Israeli military operations in Gaza has reached 43,972, with 104,008 people wounded," the ministry said, Caliber.Az reports per Russian media. 

The Gaza Ministry of Health also reported that during the last 24 hours, 50 Palestinians have died, and 110 have been wounded due to Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling.

The situation in the Middle East sharply escalated following infiltration of armed militants from the Palestinian radical group Hamas into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. 

This attack was accompanied by the killing of residents in border towns and the taking of hostages. In response, Israel launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip aimed at dismantling Hamas' military and political structure and securing the release of all hostages. The fighting in Gaza continues up till now.

By Naila Huseynova