Gaza death toll rises 50,810

Published April 8, 2025

At least 58 Palestinians have been killed and 213 injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, according to Al Jazeera.

A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, unable to be reached by ambulances and Civil Defence crews, the ministry statement said.

Israel killed 1,449 people and injured 3,647 others since breaking the ceasefire on March 18, the announcement added.

The latest figures raised the total number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza to 50,810, the ministry said. At least 115,688 people have also been injured since October 7, 2023, it added.

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