„The number of victims of Israeli aggression since October 7 has risen to 34,049, with 76,901 people injured,” the enclave's health ministry said in a statement.
According to the department, in the last 24 hours, the bodies of 37 people who died due to the actions of the Israeli army were delivered to hospitals in the Gaza Strip. On October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented large-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas. The organization's fighters then entered the border areas in southern Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilians, and also took more than 200 hostages.
In Israel, according to the latest figures from the authorities, about 1,200 people were killed, including civilians, soldiers, foreign nationals and workers, and more than 5,000 were also reported injured. In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords. against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within days, the Israeli military took control of all populated areas near the Gaza border and began launching airstrikes on targets, including civilians, in the Strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: they stopped the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel.
At the end of October, the ground phase of the Israeli operation in the enclave began. Gaza City was surrounded by Israeli ground forces and the enclave was effectively divided into a southern and a northern section. Hamas claims that there are around 200-250 hostages in the Gaza Strip. After the end of the truce, Israeli authorities announced that 126 Israelis and 11 foreigners remain hostages from Hamas, and 110 abductees have been released.