Gaza: The casualty toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has reached 62,966 martyrs and 159,266 wounded.
According to Qatar News Agency, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported in a statement on Thursday that hospitals in the Strip received 71 martyrs and 339 wounded during the past 24 hours. The Ministry further detailed that since the occupation breached the ceasefire agreement on March 18, the recorded toll has reached 11,121 martyrs and 47,225 wounded.
The Ministry highlighted that the number of aid-related casualties who arrived at hospitals during the past 24 hours reached 22 martyrs and 203 wounded. This brings the total number of those killed while seeking aid to 2,180, and the injuries to 16,046.
Additionally, hospitals in the Strip recorded four new deaths during the past 24 hours due to famine and malnutrition, raising the total number of victims of the starvation war to 317, including 121 children.
The Palestinian Ministry noted the presence of thousands of other victims under the rubble. Ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them due to a lack of equipment and the occupation forces’ targeting of rescue operations in Gaza.