Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,223

The health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 40,223 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory in more than 10 months of war with Israel.

The toll includes 50 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to ministry figures, which also listed 92,981 people as wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants launched a deadly attack on Israel on October 7.

AFP