Death toll in the Gaza Strip rises to 74,469 martyrs and 175,492 injuries since the beginning of the aggression

Gaza, October 17, 2026 – The death toll of the war of annihilation waged by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 74,469 martyrs and 175,492 injuries since October 7, 2023.

Medical sources stated in their report on Saturday that hospitals in the Gaza Strip received 6 martyrs and 43 injuries over the past 24 hours.

They pointed out that the total number of martyrs since the ceasefire on October 11 of last year has risen to 1,511, and injuries to 5,375, while the total number of retrieved bodies reached 838. They explained that a number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and rescue crews are unable to reach them.

They noted that 67 martyrs were added to the cumulative death toll after completing their data and approval by the Committee for the Approval of Martyrs, since the last addition to the statistics on October 10, 2026.