Gaza death toll hits 32,623: Health Ministry

"In the last 24 hours, the Israeli army reported 71 Palestinians killed and 112 wounded," stated a report by Xinhua news agency on Friday.

Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,623, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement.

The Israeli army killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 112 others during the past 24 hours, it added on Friday as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.

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This brings the total death toll to 32,623 and injuries to 75,092 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out, according to the Ministry.

At least 20 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed on Friday as Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza City, the official news agency WAFA reported.

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