26,422 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7, says Gaza health ministry

PHOTO CAPTION: A woman reacts while people bury bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, at the Nasser hospital premises as Palestinians cannot reach the cemetery due to the Israeli ground operation, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot

DUBAI (Reuters) - At least 26,422 Palestinians have been killed and 65,087 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

In the past 24 hours 165 Palestinians were killed and 290 injured, the ministry added.



(Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Nidal Al Mughrabi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)