Gaza, September 29 (QNA) – The death toll from the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 2023, has risen to 66,055, with 168,346 others injured, the Gaza Ministry of Health has announced.

The Ministry reported in a statement on Monday that 50 Palestinians were killed and 184 others injured in the past 24 hours alone. Among them were five fatalities and 48 injuries involving individuals who had been waiting for humanitarian aid.

This brings the total number of casualties among those seeking food aid to 2,571 killed and 18,817 injured.

Between March 18, 2025, and today, the Ministry recorded 13,187 deaths and 56,305 injuries, highlighting the escalation in recent months.

Health authorities emphasized that the current figures remain incomplete, as thousands of victims are still trapped under the rubble.

Rescue efforts have been severely hindered by a lack of equipment and the continued targeting of emergency response teams by Israeli forces.

The Ministry warned of an increasingly dire humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, with famine-like conditions taking hold and relief efforts unable to meet the scale of the crisis. (QNA)