Palestinian death toll in raid to free four Israeli hostages reaches 274
Almost 700 injured in daylight raid on refugee camp
A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli strike is treated at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Photo: Reuters
The death toll from an Israeli military operation which freed four hostages from the central Gaza Strip on Saturday has risen to 274, with 698 injured.
Sixty-four of the dead were children and 57 were women, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said yesterday.
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