Israel-Hamas war: 20,000 dead

By a Staff Reporter: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Hamas after the October 7 attack. Since then, the Israeli forces have been carrying out one operation after another to eliminate Hamas. At least 20,000 people have been killed in the Palestinian territories since the war with Israel began, the Hamas government said on Wednesday. Among the dead are about 8,000 children and more than 6,000 women, according to the Hamas government.

#BREAKING Hamas government says Gaza war death toll hits 20,000 pic.twitter.com/eMNsN7Ecew

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