Gaza war toll surpasses 43,000 dead, health ministry reports

The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that over 43,000 Palestinians, over half of them women and children, have died in Gaza during the yearlong conflict.

In recent days, 96 additional casualties were reported, with fighting intensifying in northern Gaza.

Israeli forces recently raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, detaining 100 suspected Hamas militants and 44 male hospital staff, according to the World Health…