‘We are focused on this question, there are consultations going on,’ says Jake Sullivan; Israel toll climbs by 200, according to public broadcaster; most recent Gaza toll stands at 900
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Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Conricus has just given an update in which he confirms the death toll of 1,200 Israelis killed. They are “overwhelmingly civilians,” he said.
More than 2,700 are wounded.