447 children and 248 women among 1,417 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
PHOTO CAPTION: People react in the aftermath of a strike amid the conflict with Israel in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
(Reuters) - Some 447 children and 248 women are among the 1,417 killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Thursday.
The ministry has also reported 6,268 wounded since Saturday.
(Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi, writing by Yomna Ehab, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)