Hamas says Gaza toll at 40,691
Palestinians who retuned briefly to eastern Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip to check on property, carry away some items they were able to salvage after Israeli troops pulled out from some blocks in the area on August 29, 2024 (Eyad Baba/AFP)
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says the Palestinian death toll since the terror group launched the October 7 attack on Israel now stands at 40,691.
The figure cannot be independently verified and includes more than 17,000 Hamas gunmen Israel says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000 terrorists inside Israel on October 7.
