Gaza death toll rises
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="316" data-start="162">The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday that 119 people were killed and 866 injured in the past 24 hours as a result of Israeli attacks.</p>
<p data-end="412" data-start="318">It said the overall death toll since 7 October 2023 had risen to 60,839, with 149,588 wounded.</p>
<p data-end="574" data-start="414">“A number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defence crews are unable to reach them,” the ministry said in a statement.</p>
<p data-end="764" data-start="576">It said 65 people were killed and 511 injured in the past day while seeking or distributing aid, bringing the total to 1,487 dead and over 10,578 injured in such incidents.</p>
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