Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,738

The health ministry in Gaza said Sunday that at least 40,738 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 11th month.

The toll includes 47 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to ministry figures, which also list 94,154 people as wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7.

AFP