Relatives of Eyad Hegazi, a 10-year-old Palestinian child displaced from Shejaiya who died of malnutrition, comfort each other as they mourn outside the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on June 14, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

At least 37,266 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7: Ministry

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The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that at least 37,266 people have been killed in the territory during more than eight months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

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The toll includes at least 34 deaths during the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that a total of 85,102 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7.

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