The number of Palestinians killed in the yearlong Israeli war in Gaza has passed 43,000, more than half of them women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday.
The tally includes 96 dead who arrived at hospitals in Gaza over the past two days, the ministry said.
Israeli troops have launched an ongoing operation in northern Gaza that included a raid on a hospital over the weekend.
The military said it detained 100 suspected Hamas militants in a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, on Friday.
The World Health Organisation accused Israel of detaining 44 male hospital staff.
Palestinian medical officials said the hospital, which was treating some 200 patients, was heavily damaged in the raid.
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Israel has raided several hospitals in Gaza throughout the yearlong war, saying Hamas and other militants use them for military purposes.
Palestinian medical officials deny those allegations and accuse the military of recklessly endangering civilians.
An Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity in keeping with regulations, said there was heavy fighting around Kamal Adwan Hospital, though not inside it.
The official claimed they found weapons inside the facility. (AP)
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