The number of deaths in Gaza increases to 52,000, territory

The number of deaths in Gaza increases to 52,000, territory

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Palestinian officials said the War in Gaza He has killed more than 52,000 people, since Israel continues its renewed offensive in the territory after finishing its high fire with Hamas in March.

The general toll of 52,243 includes almost 700 bodies for which the documentation process was recently completed, said the Hamas-Direct Ministry of Health in its latest update. It occurs after the hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians in the last 24 hours, which were killed in Israeli strikes.

Israeli attacks against Gaza continue
The Palestinians and civil defense teams carry out search and rescue operations in the damaged areas after the Israeli army attack on settlements west of the city of Khan Yunis in the South Gaza Strip on April 27, 2025. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu through Getty Images

Israel ended its fire. With Hamas, a designated terrorist group from the United States and Israel, by launching a surprise bombing in the territory on March 18 and has since carried out daily waves of strikes. The land forces have expanded a damping zone and have surrounded Rafah’s southern city, and now control around 50% of the territory.

Israel has also sealed the 2 million Palestinians from the territory of all imports, including food and medicine, for almost 60 days. Help groups say that supplies will soon be exhausted and that thousands of thousands of Children are malnourished.

The Palestinians now live mainly in canned vegetables, rice, pasta and lentils. Meat, milk, cheese and fruit have disappeared. Bread and eggs are scarce. The few vegetables or other items in the market have fired in price, unavailable to most.

Mideast Wars feeding Gaza's families
The Al-Najjar family eats peas with rice in their family tent in Muwasi, on the outskirts of Khan Younis in the South Gaza strip, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana / AP

“We cannot get anything that provides proteins or nutrients,” said Mariam al-Najjar.

Israeli authorities say that the renewed offensive and hardened blockade are destined to press Hamas to free hostages kidnapped in their October 7, 2023, an attack that triggered war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed or disarmed, and all hostages are returned.

Hamas has said that he will only release the remaining 59 hostages, 24 of which are believed to be alive, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a high durable fire and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as requested in the high high the fire reached in January.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that conversations with Hamas in recent days had shown that the group is more open to an agreement that goes beyond a high fire and points to a lasting resolution with Israel, Reuters reported.

Israeli conflict
This photo taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows the columns of smoke increasing after the explosions within the Palestinian territory on April 27, 2025. Menahem Kahana/News through Getty Images

The militants led by Hamas killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the attack of October 7 and took 251 people as hostages. The majority since then have been published in high the fire or other agreements.

The Gaza Ministry of Health, which is controlled by Hamas, says that women and children constitute most of the Palestinian deaths, but does not say how many were militants or civilians. He says that another 117,600 people have been injured in the war.

Israel says he has killed about 20,000 militants, without providing evidence. The army says that he tries to avoid damaging civilians and blames Hamas for their deaths because militants operate in densely populated areas.

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