Hamas Health Ministry, death toll in Gaza rises to 19,453 - Latest hour

2023-12-18T15:09:59.530Z

Highlights: Hamas' Ministry of Health announced that Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have claimed 19,453 lives since the war began on October 7. The Hamas government, which has controlled the Palestinian territory since 2007, also counted 52,286 wounded, according to a ministry statement. The latest death toll, released on Friday, was 18,800, the ministry said. The death toll is expected to rise as the day goes on, it added. It is not known how many people have been killed in the conflict.

Hamas' Ministry of Health announced that Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have claimed 19,453 lives since the war began on October 7. (ANSA)