Updated Oct. 13, 2023 at 10:11 PM
Latest Death Tolls in Israel and Gaza
Mourners carrying the bodies of members of a Palestinian family in the southern Gaza Strip. (Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images)
Health authorities in Gaza said Friday that around 1,900 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 7,700 wounded by Israeli airstrikes that have turned entire buildings to rubble. More than half of the dead are women and children. Israel said Thursday that 1,300 people were killed during rocket attacks and deadly raids into Israeli territory by fighters from Hamas, a U.S-designated terror group. More than 3,000 people have been wounded.
The United Nations on Thursday said that 12 of its workers had been killed in the fighting in Gaza since Saturday. Israel said Thursday it had so far confirmed the identities of 97 hostages taken to Gaza.