Gaza's population decimated: Report

The population of Gaza has dropped 6 percent during the 15 months of Israel's retaliatory assault on the besieged Palestinian territory, according to official Palestinian statistics.

With the Palestinian deaths surpassing 45,500, it is now the largest toll in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, according to a year-end report released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, or PCBS, on Tuesday.

On Thursday, at least 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in the northern and southern regions of Gaza.