CAIRO, November 13. /TASS/. Nearly 50 civilians have been killed in the blockaded Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) over the past 24 hours, the enclave’s health ministry reported.

According to the report, "over the last 24 hours, 47 Palestinians were killed and 182 Arabs were injured in shelling and bombing of the strip by the Israeli army." The ministry noted that "the death toll since the beginning of Israel’s operation has reached 43,712, with 103,258 people injured during the same period."

Tensions flared up in the Middle East after the infiltration of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, accompanied by the killing of residents of border settlements and the taking of over 250 hostages. In response, Israel initiated a military operation in the Palestinian enclave to dismantle Hamas' military and political structures and free the hostages. The fighting in the Gaza Strip continues.