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Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says

Sep 28, 2025, 2:52 AM | Updated: 5:26 pm

Dr. Paul Ransom of the British humanitarian medical NGO UK-Med, assisted by local medical staff, tr...

Dr. Paul Ransom of the British humanitarian medical NGO UK-Med, assisted by local medical staff, treats patients at a field hospital in Muwasi, near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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CAIRO (AP) — Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday.

The ministry said in its daily report the death toll has climbed to 66,005, with a further 168,162 wounded since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Among the dead were 79 who were brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, it said.

Israel’s military continued its offense in Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington and planned to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday.

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