The death toll does not distinguish between combatants and non-combatants and it has not been possible to independently verify casualty figures inside the Palestinian territory
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New Zealand on Thursday became one of the last western countries to designate all of Hamas as a “terrorist entity”, saying its 7 October attacks on Israel had shattered the notion its political and military wings are separate, reports news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“The organisation as a whole bears responsibility for these horrific terrorist attacks,” Wellington said, announcing a move to freeze Hamas assets in New Zealand and ban citizens from providing the group with “material support”.