CAIRO, May 13. /TASS/. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Monday, while nearly 500 people have been injured, the Donia Al-Watan news website reported on Thursday citing the Health Ministry of the coastal enclave.

"As a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, some 83 people have been killed, including 17 children and seven women," the source stated. "Another 487 people received various wounds."

The Israeli army and Palestinian radicals in the Gaza Strip have been exchanging missile strikes since May 10, following the outbreak of violence near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City in early May, when more than 700 Palestinians were injured. According to Israel’s data, over 1,600 missiles have been fired at its territory since then, six Israelis have been killed. Israel's top brass is considering a ground operation in Gaza.

Earlier on Thursday, the Gaza Strip’s Health Ministry reported several deaths, which were likely caused by exposure to unknown poisonous gases. The ministry noted that several bodies of Palestinians with signs of suffocation were sent to the Al-Shifa Medical Center. Furthermore, all the necessary samples were taken from the victims to complete the relevant tests.