The latest figures come two days after Rishi Sunak told MPs at least six British people had died and a further 10 were missing.

Gaza is under siege and has been bombarded with airstrikes after Hamas militants from the territory launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday 7 October.

Hamas militants captured 199 hostages and brought them back to Gaza as part of the attack. Israel said 1,400 of its citizens were killed in the weekend raid.

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The Gaza health ministry has said at least 3,478 Palestinians have been killed and some 12,000 more have been wounded in Israel's retaliatory strikes.

Palestinian foreign minister Riad Malki has said Israeli bombings have killed 1,300 children in Gaza in the last 11 days.

Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qidra said 471 of the total fatalities came after an "Israeli massacre" at the al Ahli hospital on Tuesday night.

Israel has denied any responsibility for the hospital explosion and said it was a result of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group misfiring a rocket from Gaza.

US President Joe Biden, who has been in Israel speaking to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, said the hospital blast appears to have not been caused by the Israeli military.

He told Mr Netanyahu: "Based on what I've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you."

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In a press conference, he reiterated his government's support for Israel and warned other pro-Hamas groups and nations in the region to stay out of the conflict.

He said: "My message to any state, or any other hostile actor, thinking about attacking Israel remains what it was a week ago: 'Don't, don't, don't'."

Mr Biden also pledged $100m of new US funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza and the West Bank and said an agreement had been reached to allow aid to come into the Gaza Strip from Egypt.

The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip has been closed since the start of the conflict on October 7.

Gaza has continued to come under heavy attack today with an airstrike destroying a bakery at a refugee camp.

A witness said four bakers were killed in the attack.

The blast comes as the World Food Programme warned that Gaza's population was at "risk of starvation" if aid doesn't reach them urgently.

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The Israeli siege means no food, fuel, electricity or medicine can enter the territory.

Gaza's only cancer hospital is set to close due to a lack of fuel, meaning those with the disease will have no access to the health services they need.

Israel has also cut off water supplies to Gaza - with an Oxfam worker telling Sky News there is "barely any water left" in the territory.

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Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam policy lead for the Palestinian territory and Israel, said: "A few days ago, water at one of the connection points in the south was turned on, but only at 10% or 20%, and of course, without electricity, water can't be pumped through the pipes.

"It's not nearly enough to cover the needs of communities alone with the influx of the displaced civilians who have now relocated there."

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It comes as the US president is in Tel Aviv to show US support for Israel in the conflict.

Mr Netanyahu thanked Mr Biden for his "unequivocal support".

The second half of Mr Biden's visit to the Middle East - a summit between himself and Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders in Amman, which would have focused on getting humanitarian assistance into Gaza while working towards calming tensions in the region - was cancelled following the hospital bombing.