Over 1,200 Israeli soldiers wounded since start of flare up

The Israeli military said 1,210 members of the armed forces were wounded since the Hamas-led surprise attack on 7 October, the Israeli Channel 12 reported on Sunday. 

Around 70 percent of them received treatment in emergency rooms but have been released from hospital since. At least 307 soldiers have been killed with dozens believed to be held as prisoners of war in Gaza.

Overall, around 1,400 people in Israel have been killed in the past 16 days, with more than 5,000 wounded. Around 300 people remain hospitalised, according to the Israeli health ministry. 

Police have identified the bodies of 1,075 of those killed, including 769 civilians. Another 200 bodies or so have yet to be identified.