More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed as a result of Israel’s assault on Gaza, Palestinian health officials said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground again.
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire deal in recent days, and mediators have said there appears to be more willingness from both sides after 14 months of bombardment.
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The health ministry said 45,028 people have been killed and 106,962 others have been wounded since the crisis began, and warned that the real toll is higher because thousands of bodies are buried under rubble or in areas that medics cannot access.
The health ministry has said more than half of fatalities are women and children. The Israeli military, on the other hand, says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, a figure that Gaza’s health ministry says has not been proven.
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