CAIRO, November 25. /TASS/. At least 24 people were killed, and more than 70 others suffered injuries amid hostilities in Gaza over the past day, the area’s Health Ministry said.

According to the ministry’s post on Telegram, Gaza’s death toll from the conflict has increased to 44,235, while 104,638 Palestinians have sought medical help since October 2023.

The situation in the Middle East sharply escalated following an incursion of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7, accompanied by killings of residents of Israeli settlements near the border and taking hostages, including children, women and elderly people. In response, Israel declared a complete siege of the Gaza Strip and started delivering strikes on that area and parts of Lebanon and Syria. That was followed by an Israeli ground operation in the enclave.