Hamas-run ministry says death toll in Gaza war surpasses 67,000

By Emanuel Fabian

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4 October 2025, 12:49 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A Palestinian man transports buckets of water next to a coastal path northwest of Nuseirat refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, October 4, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)

The Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry says the death toll from the war in the Strip has surpassed 67,000, after 66 people were killed in the past 24 hours.

The ministry’s tally of 67,074 since October 7, 2023, does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

The IDF has not yet commented on its strikes in Gaza in the past day.

The Hamas health ministry also says that two more people died of malnutrition and starvation in the enclave, raising deaths from such causes to 459 people, including 154 children, since the war started.

Israel has disputed claims of widespread famine in Gaza, but has previously admitted “there are issues of access to food” in some areas.