The number of people killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip has risen to more than 40,000, the Palestinian territory’s health ministry said on Thursday. More than 92,400 Palestinians have been injured since the war began in October 2023, the health authority, which is controlled by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, said. The figures cannot be independently verified and do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. “Today marks a grim milestone for the world,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, adding that most of the dead are women and…