Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 30,534: ministry-Xinhua

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 30,534: ministry

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2024-03-04 18:23:45

Israeli troops are seen as Palestinian people flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

GAZA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday.

According to the statement, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023.

It noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews.

Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage.

Israeli military vehicles are seen during military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

An Israeli armored vehicle is seen during military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

People gather around a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

A man conducts rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People stand next to a damaged car after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

An excavator works on a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People conduct rescue work after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A man flees from home in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Israeli troops are seen as Palestinian people flee from their homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

An injured man is transferred to a hospital in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua)

The body of a man killed in Israeli strikes is transferred to a hospital in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua)

An injured man is treated at a hospital in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, on March 4, 2024. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua)