The health ministry in Gaza has announced that the death toll from Israel’s military campaign has risen to at least 52,243 people, after accounting for hundreds of individuals previously listed as missing whose deaths have now been confirmed, AFP reports.
“An additional 697 martyrs have been added to the cumulative statistics after their data was completed and verified by the committee monitoring missing persons,” the health ministry said in a statement, adding the overall toll stood at 52,243.
