The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday in a statement that the number of fatalities in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war has risen to 8,796, while the number of those wounded grew to 22,219.
According to the ministry, among those killed are 3,648 children and 2,290 women. The number of Palestinian fatalities reported over the past 24 hours stood at 271.
Earlier in the day, Hamas claimed that seven hostages, out of which three foreigners, were killed in Tuesday's Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp.