As of 2025-11-07, under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire that began on 2025-10-10, Israel had released the bodies of 285 Palestinians, of which 84 had been identified, according to the Red Cross and Gaza's Health Ministry.
November 07, 2025
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Counts of bodies released and identifications under the ceasefire
As of 2025-11-07, DNA laboratories were not allowed to operate in Gaza, which complicates identification of remains, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
November 07, 2025
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Restriction on forensic capabilities affecting identification of remains in Gaza
Gaza's Health Ministry reported that Israel's military offensive in Gaza has killed more than 68,600 Palestinians and that the ministry's counts do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
November 02, 2025
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Reported casualty total and the ministry's counting methodology as stated by Gaza's Health Ministry.
The total number of Palestinian bodies returned by Israel since the ceasefire began was reported as 225, with 75 of those identified by families, as of 2025-11-01.
November 01, 2025
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Aggregated count of bodies transferred from Gaza to Israel and identification status reported by Gaza's Health Ministry.
Gaza's Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants when reporting casualty counts.
October 18, 2025
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Describes the casualty-counting methodology used by Gaza's Health Ministry.
Gaza's Health Ministry reported that more than 67,000 Palestinians had been killed in the fighting and that around half of those deaths were women and children, as reported on 2025-10-13.
October 13, 2025
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Casualty estimates reported by Gaza's Health Ministry during the 2023–2025 war
Gaza's Health Ministry reported that about 90% of Gaza's population, from an estimated population of roughly 2 million, had been displaced, as reported on 2025-10-13.
October 13, 2025
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Displacement estimate reported by Gaza's Health Ministry during the 2023–2025 war
Gaza's Health Ministry is part of the Hamas-run government.
October 10, 2025
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Organizational affiliation of the ministry responsible for reporting Gaza casualty figures
Gaza's Health Ministry reports wartime casualty counts without differentiating between civilians and combatants.
October 10, 2025
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Describes the ministry's reporting methodology for casualties
Gaza's Health Ministry reported that around half of the reported deaths were women and children.
October 10, 2025
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Breakdown of fatalities as reported by the ministry
The United Nations and a number of independent experts consider Gaza's Health Ministry figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties in Gaza.
October 10, 2025
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Assessment of the perceived reliability of the ministry's casualty figures by international bodies and analysts
In 2025, Gaza's Health Ministry reported that more than 67,000 Palestinians had been killed and nearly 170,000 had been wounded in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
October 07, 2025
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Cumulative casualty figures reported by Gaza's Health Ministry for the conflict.
Gaza's Health Ministry (part of the Hamas-run administration) reported in 2025 that the war had killed over 67,000 Palestinians, with women and children constituting around half of the fatalities.
September 27, 2025
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Fatality totals reported by Gaza's Health Ministry during the Israel–Hamas conflict.