The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has risen above 74,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, with more than 175,000 people reported wounded.
The ministry said on Saturday that 74,016 Palestinians had been killed. It said 1,145 of those deaths had occurred since a ceasefire took effect on October 10, bringing an end to the heaviest fighting but not to Israeli strikes.
Israeli forces have continued carrying out attacks, which the military has described as responses to threats or assaults. Palestinian health officials said an Israeli strike in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis killed one person and wounded three others on Sunday.
Seven Israeli soldiers have also been killed since the ceasefire, according to the information released.
The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants entered Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 others hostage.
Gaza’s Health Ministry is part of the Hamas-led government and does not separate civilian deaths from those of militants. It says women and children account for about half the total, while United Nations agencies and international organisations have generally regarded its detailed records as reliable.
Several elements of the US-brokered ceasefire remain unresolved. Israeli forces control more than half of Gaza, Hamas has not disarmed, a new Palestinian government has not taken office and reconstruction has yet to begin.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his forces will not withdraw until Hamas disarms.
The World Health Organisation separately said that almost 700 people had been killed in Yemen since an escalation in August, while more than 130,000 had been displaced.
