Gaza, December 14 (QNA) - The death toll from the Israeli occupation's offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, has risen to 70,663 people killed and 171,139 wounded.
In a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said that hospitals across the enclave received nine bodies and 45 wounded people over the past 24 hours. Of the fatalities, four were recovered from the rubble and five were newly killed.
The ministry said the number of people killed and wounded since the ceasefire agreement on Oct. 11 has reached 391 killed and 1,063 wounded.
It added that civil defense crews and residents have recovered 632 bodies over the past two months since the war halted. Those victims were killed in Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings.
The ministry said thousands of victims are still believed to be buried under millions of tons of rubble. (QNA)