Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also visited the frontlines, rallying a group of Golani soldiers near the Gaza border and telling them Israel was on its way to a major victory.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said the families have been notified and stressed that the number will likely rise as the military gets new information.
The report came hours after the Israeli Defense Forces announced that it killed Rafat Abu Hilal, the highest commander of Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees.
On the attack at a hospital in Gaza, the spokesperson of Israel Defence Forces (IDF), RAdm. Daniel Hagari confirmed that an analysis by the IDF operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in close proximity to al-Ahli Hospital there.
A Nepali national, one of many admitted to Be'er Sheva Hospital near the Gaza border, expressed his longing for family and home. He urged governments to resolve the situation promptly, highlighting the distress faced by those caught in the crossfire.
The Israel Air Force fighter jets and under joint intelligence guidance with the Shin Bet, on Tuesday killed one of the senior members of the Hamas terrorist organization, Iman Nofal.
The IDF posted on X, the entire hierarchy of Hamas and among them were the group's leader Ismail Haniyeh, Yehya Sinwar whom the Israeli military calls the hard-line leader of Hamas in Gaza, and El Deif, the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack.
"The conflict between Israel and Hamas is not the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Hamas is a terrorist organisation and it has attacked Israel...Several commanders of Hamas have been killed. Hamas is on the back foot and Israel wants its hostages freed," he said.
The office of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday shared details of his telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the former briefed him on the ongoing counter-offensive against Hamas, following the October 7 terror attacks, and his talks w
He will be the first head of state to visit Israel since the conflict began. He delivered a passionate speech last week in which he expressed his horror over the brutal Hamas assault, winning over Israelis across the political spectrum.