Gaza death toll rises to 64,718

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 64,718 Palestinians and injured 163,859 since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry said on Thursday. Gaza’s hospitals have received the bodies of at least 72 people, of whom nine were killed while seeking aid and 356 were injured in the 24-hour reporting period. The ministry also said that seven more people, including a child, died from malnutrition and starvation in the past 24 hours, taking the famine-related deaths to 411, including 142 children.