Gaza death toll nears 54,000

The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s military assault on Gaza has reached 53,939, with another 122,797 wounded since 7 October 2023, according to health officials in the besieged enclave.

Medical sources reported on Sunday that since 18 March—when Israel resumed its bombardment after a short-lived ceasefire—at least 3,785 people have been killed and over 10,756 wounded.

In the last 24 hours alone, Gaza’s hospitals have received 38 bodies and treated 204 wounded as Israeli forces continue their offensive.

But these figures tell only part of the story—many of the dead remain trapped beneath the rubble or lie in the open, unreachable by ambulances and emergency teams due to continued air raids and destroyed roads.