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More than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war , Gaza's Health Ministry has said, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House. ‌

The ministry said in its daily report on Sunday that the death toll has now climbed to 66,005, with a further 168,162 injured since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack which sparked the war. ‌

Among the dead were 79 who were brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, it added. ‌

Mr Netanyahu is meeting US President Donald Trump on Monday about halting the ongoing offensive in Gaza.

He has come under heavy international pressure to end the war, with key Western allies joining a growing list of countries recognising a Palestinian state over Israeli objections.

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