CAIRO - The number of Palestinians killed during Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has exceeded 60,000, the affected enclave's health ministry said on its Telegram channel. "The total number of victims of the Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023 has risen to 60,034 dead and 145,870 wounded," the ministry said in its report.
Figures on the number of casualties and injuries reported by the Ministry of Health in Gaza are consistent with information from international humanitarian organisations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in its July 2025 reports, confirms the high number of civilian casualties and injuries as a result of the ongoing conflict.
According to UN reports, civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and residential buildings, have been extensively damaged, complicating the delivery of aid.
Other sources, such as the International Red Cross (ICRC), have drawn attention to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and called for the immediate resumption of humanitarian access. Reports from independent media such as Al Jazeera also document the scale of the losses and the increasing number of civilian casualties.
The conflict in Gaza remains one of the most tragic and complex in the Middle East. As the death toll rises and the humanitarian situation worsens, international intervention is urgently needed to ensure the protection of civilians and restore access to basic aid. The international community continues to call for de-escalation and the search for a diplomatic solution to the conflict that would end the violence and bring stability to the region.
Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply again on 7 October 2023, when the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas carried out a surprise attack on Israeli territory. In this attack, Hamas gunmen killed residents of border settlements and took hostages. Hamas described its action as a response to the Israeli authorities' aggressive action against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
In response to the attack, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip to destroy the military and political structure of Hamas and free all the abductees. The Israeli response also included air strikes on targets in Lebanon and Syria, further escalating regional tensions.
The situation in Gaza has deteriorated dramatically following the closure of all border crossings following Israel's decision. International humanitarian aid deliveries to the enclave stopped on 2 March 2025, exacerbating an already critical humanitarian crisis. Shortages of food, medical supplies and basic necessities are worsening the living conditions of Gazans.
On May 18, 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the launch of military operations in northern and southern Gaza in a ground offensive dubbed "Gideon's Chariots." The aim of the operation is to defeat Hamas forces and secure the release of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the IDF plans to take control of the entire Gaza Strip once the operation is over.
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