Five killed in Gaza since dawn as death toll since ceasefire reaches 1,593
The Gaza Health Ministry said 1,593 people have been killed and 5,748 injured since the ceasefire took effect on 11 October 2025. Five more people have been killed in Israeli strikes since dawn today.
Five people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on several areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn today, according to sources at Gaza hospitals.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society said one person was killed and five were injured in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in south-western Gaza City.
Earlier today, one Palestinian was killed and six were injured in an Israeli army drone strike on the tents of displaced people in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip.
According to figures released by the Gaza Health Ministry, the number of people killed since the ceasefire took effect on 11 October 2025 has risen to 1,593 and the number of injured to 5,748. During the same period, the bodies of 847 people have been recovered from under the rubble.
According to the ministry, the cumulative toll since the start of the aggression stands at 74,609 killed and 175,872 injured.
The war in the Gaza Strip began on 7 October 2023. Strikes have continued since the ceasefire took effect: in June 2026 the Gaza Health Ministry said the number of people killed during the ceasefire period had exceeded 1,000.
