CAIRO: A total of 87 people were killed or missing under the rubble after an Israeli attack on Saturday on northern Gaza’s town of Beit Lahiya, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said in a statement on Sunday. More than 40 others were injured, it added.

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The Israeli military said they were checking the report. Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 42,603 Palestinians and wounded 99,795 the Gaza health ministry said.