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    Death toll in Gaza soars above 25,000 as tensions in Middle East threaten to widen war

    by Alex Ross Jan 22, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: AFP

    More than 25,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s offensive there, as tensions continue to escalate across the region in the wake of an airstrike that killed an Iranian spy chief in Syria.

    The Health Ministry in Gaza reported the figure as the Israel-Hamas war entered its 106th day, with there being no clear sign that the conflict will end soon.

    And the fighting is threatening to overspill into a wider war

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