The US secretary of state was speaking in Qatar on the latest leg of his Middle East tour and has also warned that the Israel-Gaza war could ‘metastasise’The Guardian’s Archie Bland is taking a closer look at the figures coming out of the Israel-Gaza war for First Edition.Gaza’s ministry of health says that at least 22,835 Palestinians had been killed by yesterday, with another 58,416 reportedly injured. That figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians, but an estimated 70% are women and children. 7,000 more are reportedly missing and most are likely dead.Israel’s final count for Hamas’s 7 October massacre is 1,139: 685 Israeli civilians, 373 members of the security forces, and 71 foreigners. Deaths in Israel since then bring the total to about 1,200. 36 of the victims were children. The Israeli military says that 174 soldiers have been killed in Gaza, and 1,023 injured. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-01-08 07:17:55
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