Published 16 August 2024 at 07.24
Foreign. More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's war in Gaza. This was stated by the Gaza Ministry of Health on Thursday, AP reports.
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According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, the total number of dead now stands at 40,005.
The report makes no distinction between civilians and combatants, but at least 16,456 of the dead are reported to be children and over 11,000 women.
At the same time, over 92,000 people have been injured and more than 85 percent of the population has been forced to leave their home.
Health officials and civil defense workers warn that the true death toll could be significantly higher, with many bodies still buried under the rubble of buildings destroyed in airstrikes.
International mediators continues its efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. At the same time, the health authorities are struggling to identify the dead, as hospitals and morgues are overloaded and the death toll is constantly increasing.