Gaza death toll rises to 73,098 as five more Palestinians are reported killed
Gaza’s Health Ministry said five more Palestinians were reported killed in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll since October 2023 to 73,098. It said casualties have continued despite a ceasefire that took effect in October 2025.
CAIRO: Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that five more Palestinians were brought to hospitals over the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll in the territory since October 2023 to 73,098.
According to the ministry’s daily statistical report, the latest figure included three people newly killed and two bodies recovered from rubble. Seven others were injured during the same period, taking the total number of wounded to 173,571.
The ministry also said that, despite a ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025, Israeli attacks have continued during the truce period. 1,072 Palestinians have been killed and 3,463 injured since the ceasefire began.
The ministry added that a number of victims were still trapped under collapsed buildings and on roads because ambulance and civil defence teams had been unable to reach them. Israel’s war has destroyed about 90% of Gaza’s infrastructure, while the United Nations has estimated reconstruction costs at about $70 billion. Israel is continuing to block the agreed entry of food, medicine, medical supplies, shelter materials and prefabricated housing into Gaza, where around 2.4 million Palestinians, including 1.5 million displaced people, are living in what it described as catastrophic conditions.
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