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Palestinian death toll from Israeli military offensive in Gaza surpasses 60,000

funeral in Gaza

Mourners react next to a body during the funeral of Palestinians, who were killed by Israeli fire while trying to receive aid on Monday, and Palestinians who were killed in an overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 29, 2025. 

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • Most of the Palestinians killed are civilians according to the enclave's health authorities.
  • Israel's air and ground campaign has leveled entire neighbourhoods in Gaza, displaced most of the population of 2.3 million, and pushed the enclave to the brink of famine, according to the United Nations.

Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed at least 60,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023, the enclave's health ministry said, a conflict that has devastated the coastal territory and triggered a humanitarian crisis.

Most of the Palestinians killed are civilians according to the enclave's health authorities.