Gaza death toll rises to 68,531

The toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has risen to 68,531, the Palestinian health ministry announced. The majority of those killed are women and children. 

The number of people wounded has risen to 170,402 since the start of the war. 

Over the past day, four bodies (including one person recently killed, two whose bodies were recovered, and one who succumbed to their wounds) and seven wounded were taken to hospitals across the Gaza Strip.

Since the ceasefire came into effect on 11 October, Israeli forces have killed 94 people and wounded 344 others. An additional 474 bodies have been recovered in Gaza.