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Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Death Toll From Israeli Strikes in Gaza Exceeds 22,400 People, Gaza Health Ministry Says

© AP Photo / Ariel SchalitA convoy of Israeli troops moves in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.
A convoy of Israeli troops moves in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 05.01.2024
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - The death toll from the Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip since October 7 has reached 22,438 people and the number of wounded has reached 57,614 people, the Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday.
On Sunday, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said the death toll had risen to 21,822 and the number of wounded stood at 56,451.
"The number of victims of Israeli aggression has increased to 22,438 people, another 57,614 people have been wounded," the ministry said in a statement.
On October 7, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip while its fighters breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. As a result, over 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages.
A Hezbollah Civil defense worker searches for body remains on a burned car, near an apartment building where an apparent Israeli strike Tuesday killed top Hamas political leader Saleh Arouri - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 04.01.2024
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