Israel says around 10 projectiles fired from Gaza, most intercepted

Israel's military resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18, and since then, more than 1,330 people have been killed in the territory

  • PUBLISHED: Sun 6 Apr 2025, 10:40 PM

Israel army has said on Sunday that around 10 projectiles were fired from Gaza but most of them were intercepted.

Gaza's civil defence agency said that Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens more.

"The death toll as a result of Israeli air strikes since dawn today is at least 44, including 21 in Khan Yunis," the Gaza Strip's main southern city, agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said.

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Israel's military resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18, and since then, more than 1,330 people have been killed in the territory, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.

The war began after Palestinian militants attacked communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

The overall death toll since the war erupted now stands at 50,695, according to the Gaza health ministry.