Gaza death toll surpasses 27,000 mark amid relentless bombings, starvation

The latest toll includes 107 deaths over the past 24 hours, says ministry

At least 27,238 people have been killed in the territory during the war between Israel and Palestine, Gaza’s health ministry said Saturday.

The latest toll includes 107 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, while another 66,452 people have been wounded in Gaza since the war broke out on Oct. 7.

Israel pressed its blistering assault in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fears grew of a push into Rafah, the southern city teeming with civilians uprooted by the nearly four-month war.

A constant barrage of air strikes and tank fire rocked Khan Younis during the night, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist said of the central city in southern Gaza that has been the focus of the Israeli offensive.

Source: AFP