The ministry said at least “1,354 citizens have been martyred and 6,049 suffered various injuries.
The Hamas health ministry has announced that the death toll in Gaza strip has risen to 1,354.
This is according to a report by AFP on Thursday morning.
Many people have died since a massive Israeli bombardment of the enclave began after Hamas fired thousands of missiles to Israel before invading the country via land, air and water.
At least “1,354 citizens have been martyred and 6,049 suffered various injuries”, the ministry said, updating an earlier death toll of around 1,200 that was announced at dawn on Thursday.