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Over 900 killed in Gaza this year despite ceasefire, health ministry says
Casualties in Gaza continue to rise amid daily military strikes, while the Israeli military disputes that it caused all reported deaths.
The short version
- The Hamas-run Ministry of Health reports over 900 deaths in Gaza this year, bringing the total post-ceasefire death toll above 1,300, including more than 300 children.
- The Israel Defense Forces state they target militant operatives while mitigating civilian harm, contesting the assumption that all casualties stem from Israeli actions.
- Monitoring organizations and UN agencies describe the situation as a ceasefire in name only due to persistent strikes and rising civilian impacts.
Key facts
- The Hamas-run Ministry of Health reported that more than 900 people have been killed in Gaza this year, bringing the total deaths since the October 10 ceasefire to over 1,300, including 301 children.[BBC News]
- The Israel Defense Forces reported that five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat and one contractor died in an operational accident since the ceasefire began.[BBC News]
- Conflict monitoring group Acled has recorded approximately 200 Israeli targeted strikes against Hamas operatives or other armed militants during the ceasefire period.[BBC News]
- The Aid Worker Security Database documented that 22 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since October 10, including two Unicef-contracted drivers in April.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- The exact proportion of civilian versus combatant deaths remains unverified, as the Gaza health ministry does not distinguish between them and the IDF disputes attributing all fatalities to its operations.[BBC News]