Gaza’s death toll rises to 67,938, health ministry says

The bodies of 25 people, and 35 wounded Palestinians have arrived at Gaza’s hospitals in the past 24 hours, the enclave’s health ministry said in a statement on Telegram.

The number includes 16 bodies newly recovered from the rubble and one person who died from their wounds.

The ministry said the Israeli attacks have killed at least 67,938 people and wounded 170,169 others across the enclave since the war began in October 2023.