Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas warRAFAH, Gaza Strip -- RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s assault in Gaza has killed more than 29,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, the territory’s Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history. The Israeli military said it attacked Hezbollah arms depots near Sidon in retaliation for a drone that exploded in an open field near the northern Israeli city of Tiberias earlier Monday. In Gaza, the Health Ministry said the death toll had risen to 29,092 since the start of the war, around two-thirds of them women and children. The Health Ministry is part of the Hamas-run government in Gaza but maintains detailed records of casualties. Hamas has said it won’t release all of the remaining hostages until Israel ends the war and withdraws from Gaza.

Source: ABC News February 19, 2024 13:37 UTC