Gaza ministry says death toll tops 45,000 people 

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 16, 2024. Palestinians inspect the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 16, 2024.

Gaza’s health ministry said Monday that Israel’s offensive against Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave has killed more than 45,000 people.