Official Palestinian death toll crosses 7,000

At least 7,028 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its bombing campaign after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health's latest figures, of those killed 2,913 are children and another 1,709 are women.

The ministry adds that at least 18,484 people are wounded.

Significantly, there are also 1,650 resident missing, including 940 children. The vast majority of these people are presumed dead and there bodies are believed to be trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings.

The figures were accurate at the time of publication.