The Ministry of Health in Gaza has confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing war has reached 57,268, with an additional 135,625 injured since October 7, 2023. 

In its latest report released Friday, the ministry noted that since "Israel" resumed its large-scale military assault on March 18, at least 6,710 people have been killed and 23,584 injured.

Within the past 24 hours alone, 138 fatalities and 452 injuries were recorded in hospitals throughout Gaza. The ministry also reported that 62 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in attacks on aid convoys during the same timeframe.

According to the ministry, these recent figures bring the total number of casualties linked to humanitarian aid efforts, referred to as victims of "livelihood", to 714 dead and over 4,837 wounded.

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Strikes Hit North, Center, and South of Gaza

Throughout the day, Israeli strikes targeted multiple locations across Gaza. In the north, at least eight people were killed in an airstrike on Jabalia al-Nazla, and more casualties and missing persons were reported following the bombing of a house in Jabalia.

In eastern Gaza City, helicopters fired on targets, and a residential building was hit near Salah al-Din Mosque in the Zeitoun neighborhood.

Central Gaza also came under attack, with airstrikes hitting homes in Al-Bureij and Al-Nuseirat refugee camps.

Meanwhile, in the south, the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders in Khan Yunis. The city endured artillery shelling in its center and in the Batn al-Samin area, while the southern outskirts were struck by helicopter fire.

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