The Palestinian death toll from Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip has risen to 46,913, with 110,750 others injured, the Gaza-based health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
In the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations have resulted in the deaths of at least 14 Palestinians and left 25 others injured, the statement added.
A tense ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday, initiating six weeks of calm and raising hopes for an end to 15 months of Israeli assaults on Gaza that devastated the enclave and for the release of dozens of hostages held there.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the agreed ceasefire by nearly three hours after Hamas missed an 8:30 local time (0630 GMT) deadline to submit the names of the first three hostages to be released later in the day. Hamas cited technical reasons for the delay but later provided the list.
At 11:15 a.m. local time (0915 GMT), the Israeli military ordered its units in Gaza to cease fire, marking the start of the truce brokered after about a year of mediation.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza climbs to 46,913 before ceasefire takes effect
