Gaza death toll rises to 68,216

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip has continued to rise despite a ceasefire, with the toll reaching 68,216 on Monday. Most of those killed since October 2023 are women and children. More than 170,361 others have been wounded since the war began, the Palestinian health ministry said.  

The ministry said that 57 bodies, including 45 killed directly by Israeli forces and 12 recovered from under the rubble, along with 158 wounded Palestinians, were brought to hospitals in Gaza over the past 48 hours.