This aerial view shows Palestinians burying 54 unidentified bodies in a cemetery in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025
Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 has risen to at least 71,266, with 171,222 others injured, according to the Gaza health ministry.
In its daily statistical report, the ministry said that one person was killed and three others wounded over the past 48 hours, with casualties continuing to arrive at hospitals across the territory.
The report added that since a ceasefire came into effect on October 10, at least 414 people have been killed and 1,145 injured. Health officials said 680 bodies had been recovered from under the rubble during that period.
However, they warned that an unknown number of victims remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings or lying in streets, as ambulance and civil defence crews are still unable to reach some areas.
Separately, the ministry reported the death of a man after a building collapsed due to severe weather conditions affecting the enclave, bringing the total number of storm-related deaths recorded in hospitals to 17.
