Death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza approximates 5,800: ministry

A Palestinian man mourns for the death of his relatives, following Israeli airstrikes, at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

GAZA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, 16,297 Palestinians were wounded in the coastal enclave, the ministry said in a statement.

The Israeli airstrikes were triggered by a large-scale Hamas attack on Israeli military targets and towns on Oct. 7, which has so far killed at least 1,400 people in Israel.

A Palestinian man mourns for the death of his relatives, following Israeli airstrikes, at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

A Palestinian man weeps for the death of his relatives, following Israeli airstrikes, at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

People conduct rescue work after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People carry a man rescued from collapsed buildings after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People conduct rescue work after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People transfer the injured to a hospital after Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Oct. 24, 2023. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 5,791, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)