GAZA, June 18, 2025 (WAFA) - Medical sources said on Wednesday that the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 55,637, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's aggression on October 7, 2023.

The same sources added that the death toll has risen to 129,880 since the start of the aggression, while a number of victims remain under the rubble, unable to be reached by ambulance and civil defense crews.

They indicated that 144 slain people and 560 injuries were taken to hospitals in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. The death toll and injuries since March 18, when the occupation violated the ceasefire agreement, has reached 5,334 and 17,839 injuries.

They noted that a number of victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, and ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.

Medical sources confirmed that the occupation has once again prevented international and UN organizations from accessing fuel storage sites designated for hospitals, claiming they are located in red zones.

They stressed that obstructing the flow of fuel supplies to hospitals threatens to shut them down, as they rely on generators to power vital departments. They noted that the available fuel supplies in hospitals are sufficient for only three days.

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