The Health Ministry in Gaza has upped the death toll from Israel’s war of genocide to 61,709, including 47,487 whose bodies have reached hospitals, reported Palestine Chronicle. Another 14,222 remain trapped under rubble or on roads, inaccessible to rescue teams.
The Government Media Office further stated that Israel has carried out 9,268 massacres, leading to the total extermination of 2,092 families from the civil registry. Additionally, 4,889 families were reduced to a single surviving member, highlighting what officials describe as a campaign of systematic ethnic cleansing.
Children and women have borne the brunt of the violence, the statement further reports. At least 17,881 children have been killed, including 214 infants born and lost during the war. The number of women killed has reached 12,316, leaving 38,000 children orphaned—17,000 of whom lost both parents.
Humanitarian personnel have also been targeted, with 1,155 medical workers, 205 journalists, and 194 civil defense personnel killed. Additionally, 736 aid workers and over 3,500 government employees have lost their lives.