A picture taken from Israel's southern city of Sderot shows smoke billowing during an Israeli airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip on Oct 24, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (PHOTO / AFP)

GAZA - 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.

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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.