The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported that 152 Palestinians were killed in the Strip last month, the highest monthly figure since the beginning of the year. The ministry's figures are not independently verified and do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported on Saturday that 152 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip in July, marking the highest monthly death toll since the start of 2026. The ministry did not provide a breakdown of the figures by combatant status or circumstances of death.
As The Zioneer previously reported, the ministry's cumulative death toll since October 7, 2023, stood at 73,317 as of late July. The ministry's monthly figures are provided as aggregate totals and are not independently verified. The ministry does not differentiate between armed operatives of terror groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and non-combatant civilians, a methodological limitation that has been consistent throughout the conflict.
The report comes amid ongoing IDF operations in Gaza, though the current intensity of ground operations has been lower than in previous months. The figures are based on data collected by the ministry's network of hospitals and morgues, which operate under Hamas administrative control.
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