### [2024-12-16](/feed/2024/12/16/index.md)

##### Israel–Hamas war
# The Gaza Health Ministry announces that the death toll in the ongoing war has surpassed 45,000. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/16/death-toll-from-israels-war-on-)

### Changes:

1. The Gaza Health Ministry announces that the death toll for the ongoing war has surpassed 45,000.  _2024-12-17 02:20:45 (First version)_
1. The Gaza Health Ministry announces that the death toll in the ongoing war has surpassed 45,000.  _(Current version)_

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