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More than 50,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war began, the Hamas Ministry of Health of the territory announced.
That number – 50,021 – is equivalent to approximately 2.1% of the population of 2.3 million population of pre -war of the territory, or around 1 in 50 people.
A total of 113,274 others had been injured in the same period, said the Ministry of Health.
The figures of the Ministry of Health of Gaza (MOH) have been widely used in times of conflict and are considered reliable by the United Nations (UN) and international institutions. But Israel has constantly refuted data published by the Gaza authorities.
International journalists, including BBC, are blocked by Israel to enter Gaza independently, so they cannot verify figures from both sides.
The figures published by the Ministry of Health by the number of murdered people do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
In November, the UN Human Rights Office said its analysis showed About 70% of the victims verified for a period of six months were women and children.
The war was triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, in which some 1,200 people, mainly civil, were killed and another 251 hostages.
Israel responded to October 7 with a massive military offensive, which has caused great destruction to homes and infrastructure, in addition to those killed or injured.
The MOH also reported at least 39 deaths on Sunday in the last 24 hours, which carries the total number of people killed to 673 from Israel resumed its military operations in the territory on Tuesday.
