More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s war with Hamas began, the territory’s health ministry said Sunday, a grim milestone for a war with no end in sight as Israel resumes fighting and warns of even tougher days ahead.

More than 50,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said on Sunday. That number - 50,021 - equates to about 2.1% of the 2.3 million pre-war population of the territory,