Hamas health ministry says death toll passes 7,000 in Gaza war

The Hamas-run health ministry said Thursday that at least 7,028 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes since the militant group’s October 7 attacks on Israel.

Some 2,913 children and 1,709 women are among the dead — marking the highest number of war fatalities in Gaza since Israel unilaterally withdrew from the territory in 2005.

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