Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 60,000, Hamas-run health ministry says

By Agencies and ToI Staff 29 July 2025, 1:29 pm

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Destroyed buildings are pictured in the Gaza Strip as seen from a position along the border in southern Israel on July 29, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza has passed 60,000, according to the Strip’s Hamas-run health ministry.

The figure, which cannot be independently verified, does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Hamas has said women and children make up about half the dead.

Israel says it has killed some 20,000 gunmen in Gaza as of January, and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, which killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, sparking the war.

The Hamas health ministry also reports at least 145,870 people injured in the war, and says thousands of people remain missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings and areas.