At least 5,087 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched retaliatory air strikes in Gaza on October 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said.

Of those, 2,055 were children, and 1,119 were women. Another 15,273 people were wounded in the strikes, the ministry said.

The numbers of dead and injured from Gaza cannot be independently verified

Israel declared war on Hamas after the militant group broke through border defenses and killed more than 1,400 people in Israel on October 7.

Israel says it only strikes Hamas militants in the densely populated Gaza Strip. Civilians caught in the crossfire, however, have borne the brunt of the war.

Palestinians have been cut off from food and water. EU foreign ministers are meeting Monday to discuss the situation as much-needed aid slowly trickles into Gaza.