Gaza health ministry says 1,163 killed since Israel resumed strikes

3 April 2025 10:48 BST

The health ministry in Gaza said on Thursday that 1,163 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on 18 March.

According to the ministry's statement, the figure includes 97 people killed in the past 24 hours. It also reported that the overall death toll had reached 50,523 since the war began on 7 October, 2023.

A boy mourns over the body of a loved one killed in overnight Israeli bombardment on northern Gaza, at the Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Maamadani (Baptist) Hospital, in Gaza City on 3 April, 2025. (AFP) — A boy mourns over the body of a loved one killed in an Israeli strike on northern Gaza, at the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on 3 April, 2025. (AFP)