Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 23,000: ministry-Xinhua
Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 23,000: ministry
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-01-09 01:52:15
A boy sits on debris after Israeli attacks in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 7, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
GAZA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip exceeded 23,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 249 Palestinians and wounded 510 others during the past 24 hours.
This brings the total number of deaths to 23,084 and injuries to 58,926 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, it noted.
Israeli troops are seen next to the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on Jan. 6, 2024. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)Israeli troops are seen next to the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on Jan. 6, 2024. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)People walk past debris in Gaza City, Jan. 7, 2024. (Photo by Mohammed Ali/Xinhua)■
