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| Gaza conflict: Death toll passes 1,000 | Gaza conflict: Death toll passes 1,000 |
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| The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants. | The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants. |
| It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve bodies buried under rubble. | It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve bodies buried under rubble. |
| Thirty-nine Israelis have also been killed since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 8 July. | Thirty-nine Israelis have also been killed since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 8 July. |
| International talks urging a longer truce were held in Paris on Saturday. | International talks urging a longer truce were held in Paris on Saturday. |
| Dozens of bodies have been retrieved from previously inaccessible areas since the truce began at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC's Yolande Knell in Gaza reports. | Dozens of bodies have been retrieved from previously inaccessible areas since the truce began at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC's Yolande Knell in Gaza reports. |
| About 5,870 Palestinians have also been wounded in the 19 days of fighting, health officials say. | |
| The Israeli military says it will continue to "locate and neutralise" Hamas tunnels during the pause. | The Israeli military says it will continue to "locate and neutralise" Hamas tunnels during the pause. |
| Israel launched its military offensive with the declared objective of stopping Hamas firing rockets from Gaza into Israel. | |
| It began a ground offensive on 18 July, saying it was necessary to destroy tunnels dug by militants to infiltrate Israel. |