Gaza death toll since October 2023 rises to 73,651, health ministry says

Gaza death toll since October 2023 rises to 73,651, health ministry says Israel has killed 73,651 Palestinians and injured 174,575 others as of 5 September 2026, since launching what rights groups and UN officials have described as a genocidal military campaign on Gaza following Hamas's attacks on 7 October 2023, according to the territory's health ministry. Wafa news agency reported that hospitals in Gaza received 17 bodies over the past 48 hours, including five newly killed people, one who succumbed to injuries