Gaza death toll passes 58,000, says Hamas-run health ministry

14 July 2025, 7:44 am

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A Palestinian boy bids farewell to his cousin Saraj Ibrahim, after he was killed in an Israeli strike that hit Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on July 13, 2025 (Eyad BABA / AFP)

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says at least 58,026 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far.

The toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters.

The ministry says women and children make up more than half of the dead in the war. The UN and other international organizations see the figures from the Hamas-run ministry as the most reliable statistics on Palestinian casualties in the war, sparked by the terror group’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.

Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.