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Gaza death toll reaches 62,263 since start of Israeli aggression in October 2023 - Medical sources

Gaza death toll reaches 62,263 since start of Israeli aggression in October 2023 - Medical sources

GAZA, August 22, 2025 (WAFA) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 62,263, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 157,365 others have also been injured.

This toll remains incomplete, as many victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to ambulance and rescue crews.

Medical sources confirmed that since Israel broke its ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025, at least 10,717 civilians have been killed, and 45,324 others have been injured.

The number of aid seekers who were killed and brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours has reached 24, with more than 133 others injured. This raises the total number of aid seekers killed while trying to secure basic necessities to 2,060, with over 15,197 injured, according to hospital records.

Sources stated that 71 bodies and 251 injured individuals were brought to hospitals in Gaza during the past 24 hours.

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded two new deaths over the past 24 hours due to starvation and malnutrition, bringing the total number of fatalities from starvation and malnutrition to 273, including 112 children.

T.R.

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