Health ministry Gaza says war death toll at 41,909

The health ministry in Gaza said that at least 41,909 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, sparked by Hamas’s attack on Israel exactly a year ago on Monday.

The toll includes 39 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 97,303 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel last October 7.