Death toll from Hamas attack tops 800 in Israel; 493 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Palestinian people who fled their homes due to Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling take refuge at a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct 9, 2023. At least 493 Palestinians have been killed and 2,751 others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Monday.

At least 800 people have been killed in the mass assault launched by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Monday. [Photo/Xinhua]