Death toll in Gaza since Oct. 7 rises to 31,112, health ministry says
At least 31,112 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military assault of the besieged enclave after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks, the enclave’s health ministry said today.
Another 72,760 people have been injured since the war began, it added in a statement on Telegram.
The ministry said that at least 67 people were killed and another 106 injured in the last 24 hours, with a number of victims still trapped under rubble.
NBC News has not independently verified the numbers.
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