Palestinian death toll in Israeli attacks climbs to 20,258

The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has so far risen to 20,258 since Oct. 7, with 53,688 others being injured, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

It added that at least 201 Palestinians were killed and 368 injured in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours.

Medical and security sources told Xinhua that at least 18 people were killed, and several others wounded on Saturday following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza's al-Bureij refugee camp.

Meanwhile, another Israeli airstrike targeting the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, the sources added.

Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage.