Gaza health ministry says death toll reaches 73,913 since October 2023

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Sunday that three people were killed and 21 were hospitalized across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to a statement carried by the Yemeni Al-Masirah TV network.

The ministry said that since the ceasefire began on October 11, 2025, there have been 1,393 fatalities and 4,822 injuries recorded in the territory.

It added that since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, the cumulative death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 73,913, while the number of injured has risen to 174,935.

The figures cover the full period of the conflict and are issued by the health ministry in Gaza, which has provided regular casualty updates throughout the war. The ministry did not provide a breakdown of the latest casualties by age, sex or location in its Sunday statement.

No further details were immediately available on the circumstances of the deaths or injuries reported in the past 24 hours, or on the identities of those affected. The tolls reported by the ministry distinguish between the period before and after the ceasefire that took effect on October 11, 2025.

According to Mehr News, citing Al-Masirah TV, the ministry's announcement represents the latest official casualty update from Gaza.