Officials say 260 Palestinians killed since ceasefire, overall toll nears 70,000

Since the ceasefire came into force on 10 October, Israel has killed 260 Palestinians and wounded 632 others, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Thursday. 

The ministry said in a statement that the bodies of 533 Palestinians killed in earlier Israeli attacks have also been recovered from the rubble.

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli aggression since October 2023 has risen to 69,187, and 170,703 others have been wounded, the statement added.