Israel Kills Over 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza, Health Ministry Says

Gaza's Health Ministry reports that Israel has killed over 70,000 Palestinians since the war began, giving a latest figure of 70,100.

“Summary: Plans to create Israel-controlled “green zones” or ASC compounds in Gaza are mired in uncertainty and controversy”

Al Jazeera

Bodies are still being pulled from rubble despite a ceasefire that took effect Oct. 10.

Al Jazeera

The ministry is run by the Hamas-led government but is described by multiple outlets as staffed by medical professionals and regarded as generally reliable internationally.

Several outlets reiterate the ministry's tally and note that it does not distinguish civilians from combatants.

These figures appear across local and mainstream Western outlets, which emphasize recovery of bodies and the scale of deaths in Gaza.

Israeli forces continued to carry out strikes that killed civilians even after the truce, including an Israeli drone strike near a school sheltering displaced people in Beni Suhaila that Nasser Hospital said killed two brothers, ages 8 and 11.

Hospital staff blamed the drone strike for the boys' deaths and reported the children later died at Nasser Medical Complex.

Anadolu Ajansı

The Israeli military said it had killed people who crossed into an Israeli-controlled area and "conducted suspicious activities," without mentioning children.

Both Israel and Hamas accuse one another of violating the ceasefire, while Hamas and some outlets frame these incidents as proof the Gaza genocide is continuing.

A ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10.

“A tent sheltering displaced Palestinians stands atop rubble left by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City Saturday, Nov”

AP News

Israel has continued strikes that it says respond to truce violations.

Reports show hundreds of Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began.

The Gaza Health Ministry reports roughly 347–352 deaths during the truce period.

Outlets note that bodies from earlier in the war are still being recovered.

Both sides accuse each other of ceasefire violations.

Humanitarian monitors and rights groups quoted in some reports warn that restrictions on supplies and the restoration of services have persisted even under the truce.

International actors are debating Gaza's future while U.S. planners back proposals that critics say would give Israel continued control.

Several outlets report a U.S. blueprint, still in early stages, that envisages an international stabilization force and a transitional authority overseen by the U.S. president.

Haaretz

Al Jazeera and other outlets warn that Israeli-controlled secure 'compounds' or red/green zones would give Israel veto power over who accesses services, risk exclusion of civilians, and could become a de facto permanent partition.

Humanitarian agencies and rights groups say selective deliveries and tight Israeli vetting would violate humanitarian principles.

Syrian officials said an Israeli raid on a village killed at least 13 people, while Israel said it targeted militants and came under fire.

“Amnesty International published a report, drawing on numerous Gaza residents’ testimonies and several international studies (including UN reports), concluding that Israel "continues to severely restrict the entry of supplies and the restoration of services essential for the survival of the civilian population”

Middle East Monitor

Israel has escalated strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah sites.

Middle East Monitor

Footage in the occupied West Bank showed Israeli troops shooting two men who appeared to surrender, an action the military says it is investigating.

Reports document rising settler violence in the West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported 10 Palestinians injured near Bethlehem.

Different sources present Israeli explanations for raids and the military’s stated reasons alongside local and regional claims of civilian deaths.