The number of people killed in Israel’s assault on Gaza since October 2023 has surpassed 73,000, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday.
The updated toll on Sunday came as Israel has continued to strike in violation of a “ceasefire” that was supposed to have been observed since October.
Confirmation came from Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the ministry’s records department, and Hamza Salem from the ministry’s public relations department.
The total number of deaths since the beginning of the war is now 73,001.
On Sunday, the ministry said, there were five deaths: two in the southern city of Khan Younis and one in central Gaza, in addition to two who died of earlier wounds.
Israel has continued daily attacks on Gaza despite a “ceasefire” that was supposed to come into force in October.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 986 people and wounded another 3,138 in the eight months since the truce was agreed.
Relatives attend the funeral of a boy killed in an Israeli attack in Khan Younis. [Getty]
