A new study published in the UK’s Lancet medical journal estimates that Gaza's death toll during the first nine months of the war was about 40 percent higher than figures reported by the Palestinian health ministry.

A UK-based organization bankrolled by the Zionist lobby has come under fire for its recent report claiming that the death toll from the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza has been inflated to vilify Lebanon.

Hamas says those killed by Israel in the raid on the hospital were patients, medical workers and displaced civilians.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 18:00 GMT, on December 31, 2023.

Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza has killed 390 people in two days.

The Palestinian Health Ministry says women and children comprise 70 percent of approximately 18,800 people killed during the Israeli war on Gaza.

More than 9,250 people have been killed in Israel's air attacks on Gaza over the past 28 days.