The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry updated its cumulative death toll to 73,317 and 173,961 wounded since October 7, 2023. It reported 6 killed and 37 wounded in the past 48 hours. The figures are provided by the ministry and are not independently verified, and do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry has updated its cumulative casualty figures for the war that began on October 7, 2023. The latest report, published Saturday morning, places the total death toll at 73,317 and the number of wounded at 173,961. The ministry stated that 6 people were killed and 37 wounded in the past 48 hours, including two who succumbed to critical injuries.
The ministry also reported that 803 bodies have been recovered since October 11 of the previous year, a figure that appears to refer to a separate count of those pulled from the rubble.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, these figures are provided by the Hamas-run health authority and are not independently verified by international or Israeli sources. The ministry does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its tallies. The previous cumulative figure reported by the ministry was 73,051 on June 27.
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