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Palestinian death toll reaches 313, Israel claims 'dozens captured'
8 October 2023 08:30 BST
In its latest death toll update, the Palestinian health ministry has said at least 313 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli shelling on Gaza, including 20 children.
Seven more have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military spokesman, Daniel Hagari, has claimed Israeli forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
Hagari also said dozens more Palestinians have been captured.