Health ministry says at least 704 people killed and over 1,900 injured by Israeli forces since ceasefire
A Palestinian man is comforted by a relative as he mourns over the bodies of his children, who were killed in overnight Israeli strikes, at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Photo: AFP
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza from Israel’s deadly onslaught since October 2023 has reached 72,280 people, with 172,014 others wounded, the health ministry said on Monday.
In a statement, the ministry said that two people were killed and a third was injured by Israeli fire in the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, at least 704 people have been killed and 1,914 others injured by Israeli fire since a ceasefire deal took effect on October 10, 2025.
The ministry explained that local authorities managed to recover 756 bodies from the rubble since the ceasefire.
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The Israeli offensive has displaced almost the entire population of Gaza and caused widespread destruction affecting 90% of civilian infrastructure, with reconstruction costs estimated by the United Nations at about $70 billion.
Israeli death penalty bill for Palestinians
Israel’s parliament is expected today to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel’s European allies say would unfairly target Palestinians under military occupation.
The measure includes provisions requiring sentencing within 90 days with no right to clemency. It was devised by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister, who, along with other ardent supporters, has worn noose-shaped lapel pins in the run-up to the vote.
The bill’s critics say it aims at Palestinians in the West Bank by instructing military courts in the occupied territory to impose the death penalty in cases involving killings of Israelis, except in “special circumstances”.
Those courts only try Palestinians and have a near-100% conviction rate, rights groups say.
