Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 31,112

The body of a Palestinian killed in an early morning incident when residents rushed toward aid trucks in Gaza City is carried on a donkey-pulled cart on February 29, 2024. Photo: AFP

At least 31,112 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.

The latest toll includes 67 fatalities over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 72,760 people have been wounded in Gaza since the war began on October 7 when Hamas militants attacked Israel.