Gaza death toll from Israeli geocidal war mounts to 73,821

GAZA, Sept. 17 (YPA) – The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip rose on Thursday to 73,821, with 174,897 people injured, since October 7, 2023.

According to the daily statistical report issued by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza on Thursday that hospitals received five bodies over the past 24 hours—three newly killed and two who succumbed to their injuries—as well as 28 newly injured people.

The ministry said that since the ceasefire on October 11, the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire has reached 1,386, while 4,784 have been injured and 831 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble.

It stressed that a large number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and on roads, as ambulance and Civil Defense teams remain unable to reach them.

Meanwhile, the ministry said the collapse of a building had so far resulted in 21 deaths and more than 14 injuries, while several people remain missing, bringing the total number of deaths caused by building collapses to 61.

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