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Number of martyrs in Gaza rises to 71,386, with 171,264 Injured

Published: 04 Jan 2026 - 01:17 pm | Last Updated: 04 Jan 2026 - 01:19 pm
Relatives react as they carry a white body bag containing remains of a fire victim that started after the inhabitants ignited candles to light up inside their tents at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on January 2, 2026. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP

Relatives react as they carry a white body bag containing remains of a fire victim that started after the inhabitants ignited candles to light up inside their tents at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on January 2, 2026. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP

QNA

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli occupation's ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip has reached 71,386 fatalities, with 171,264 others injured, since Oct. 7, 2023, according to medical sources.

Local health authorities reported Sunday that three fatalities and 13 injured individuals arrived at hospitals in Gaza during the past 48 hours. However, many victims remain trapped under rubble and in the streets, with emergency and civil defense teams still unable to reach them.

The sources further stated that the total number of Palestinians martyred since the ceasefire came into effect on Oct. 11 has risen to 420, while the total number of injuries has reached 1,184. Additionally, 684 bodies have been retrieved from the debris.