The Israeli military said in a statement on Friday that it had killed 240 "militants" in the Gaza Strip since it began a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip last week.
More than 830 Palestinians have been killed in the assault according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, meaning that according to the army's numbers less than 30 percent of those killed have been combatants.
The new figures are quite close to those of Palestinian rights groups inside Gaza, who have claimed that around 80 percent of the dead have been civilians.
The Israeli military has repeatedly emphasised that it has done its utmost to avoid civilian casualties, but the widespread killing of civilians -- including the shelling of four UN-designated shelters in the last three days -- has raised alarm among international watchdogs. more
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