Gaza health ministry says Palestinian death toll is greater than 10,000

Fire and smoke rises from buildings following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City (Abded Khaled/AP)

The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000.

The figures released Monday mark a grim milestone in what has quickly become the deadliest round of fighting since Israel’s establishment 75 years ago.