GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Dec 4, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - The Hamas-run 
health ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday said 15,899 people had died in 
the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel, with 42,000 
wounded.

Among the victims, 70 percent were women and children, it added. Israel has 
been targeting Gaza with an air and ground campaign in response to an attack 
by Hamas militants on southern Israel on October 7 in which around 1,200 were 
killed and 240 taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities.