Sharjah 24 – AFP: The health ministry in Gaza on Sunday said 15,523 people had died in the Strip since the start of the war with Israel.
Seventy percent of the Palestinians killed in the war were women and children, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, adding that 41,316 people had been wounded.
Israel has been targeting Gaza with an air and ground campaign since October 7.
"During the past hours, only 316 dead and 664 wounded were removed from rubble and taken to hospitals, but many others are still under the rubble," Qudra said.