UPDATE 1-Death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks rises to 17,700 – Health Ministry in Gaza

At least 17,700 Palestinians have been killed and 48,780 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza's Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-run ministry, said that in recent hours two paramedics were wounded when Israeli forces targeted an ambulance while it was working to evacuate wounded patients from Gaza's European Hospital. He denounced what he called Israel's war against hospitals, ambulances and medical teams.