Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The death toll in Gaza has climbed to over 69,000 since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health authorities said Saturday.
As Israel and Palestinian fighters carried out another exchange of remains under the fragile ceasefire agreement.
The latest increase in deaths comes as more bodies are recovered and identified across the war-ravaged territory since the truce took effect on Oct 10.
The toll also includes Palestinians killed in recent Israeli strikes that, according to Israel, targeted remaining resistance positions.
Hospital officials in Gaza confirmed that Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Saturday, a day after fighters handed over the remains of an Israeli hostage identified as Lior Rudaeff,...