Since the confrontation with Israel began on October 7, at least 25,105 Palestinians have died in Palestinian territory, according to the health ministry in Gaza. According to a ministry statement, 62,681 additional persons were injured, according to AFP. According to Reuters, Israel’s military claimed that during battle in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers had killed fifteen Palestinian fighters. Israel has been putting further pressure on Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, and the military there reported that snipers there, assisted by air power, had “eliminated a number of terrorists.” There have been intense battles in recent hours between Israeli forces invading Khan Younis city and Palestinian fighters on the ground in the southern part of the city.