Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 29,692: Ministry

At least 29,692 Palestinians have been killed and 69,879 injured during the war in Gaza, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Sunday in a statement. These figures include both civilians and Hamas members killed in Gaza, including as a consequence of terror groups’ own rocket misfires, The Times of Israel reported. The IDF added on Sunday that it has killed more than 12,000 operatives in Gaza, in addition to nearly 1,000 terrorists inside Israel on October 7. Meanwhile, An Israeli airstrike killed three civilians in Homs province in central Syria on Sunday. According to reports from the Al-Watan newspaper, the attack targeted two civilian vehicles in the Al-Qusayr area of southwestern Homs. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack killed two Hezbollah members, Xinhua news agency reported. The airstrike is the latest in a series of Israeli attacks in Syria. Israel has recently carried out assassination attempts against individuals involved with Iranian militias. The Observatory said in a report on Sunday that Israel carried out 16 attacks on Syria since the beginning of 2024.