Gaza death toll reaches 1,501 since October 2025 ceasefire, health ministry says

Gaza's Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that three more Palestinians had died, bringing the death toll in the territory to 1,501 since the ceasefire of October 2025. According to the ministry's latest report, two of the three died from injuries sustained in earlier Israeli attacks.

The same report said 17 people were injured over the past 24 hours, adding to the 5,323 people hurt since the October 2025 ceasefire. The ministry also stated that nearly 840 bodies were recovered during the same period.

The figures cover the months following the October 2025 ceasefire and are issued by the Health Ministry in Gaza, which has continued to publish periodic casualty updates. The report did not provide a breakdown of the deaths by location or date beyond noting that two of the latest fatalities resulted from earlier injuries.

No further details were immediately available on the circumstances of the three deaths or the injuries recorded in the past day. The ministry's counts distinguish between newly reported deaths and those attributed to wounds from previous strikes, a category that has accounted for part of the total since the ceasefire.

The casualty figures have been reported periodically since the ceasefire took effect, with each update adding to the cumulative totals for deaths, injuries and recovered bodies. Wednesday's update is the latest in that series.

According to Mehr News, the Health Ministry reported three new deaths on Wednesday, including two Palestinians who died from injuries sustained in earlier Israeli attacks, and said 17 people were injured in the past 24 hours, adding to the 5,323 hurt since the October 2025 ceasefire, with nearly 840 bodies recovered during the same period.