India, Oct. 29 -- Hospital authorities on Wednesday said that the death toll in Gaza from overnight Israeli strikes rose to 81.

Earlier, at least 60 people, including several children, were reported dead. Shifa Hospital Director Mohammed Abu Selmia said the hospital received 21 more bodies killed in the strike, including seven women and six children.

The death toll is likely to further rise as many of the 45 injured persons, that the hospital located in Gaza City, are in critical condition, Selmia added.

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