Gaza reports 61 martyrs, 308 wounded in 24 hours
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Hospitals in Gaza reported 61 martyrs and 308 wounded in 24 hours, raising the death toll to 62,622 since October 7.
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Palestinian Amna Foujo mourns over the bodies of her two children, Abdullah, 10, and Awad Foujo, 13, who were killed along with others in overnight Israeli strikes, during their funeral outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
Hospitals across the Gaza Strip received 61 martyrs and 308 wounded over the past 24 hours, health authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s aggression on October 7, 2023, the cumulative death toll has climbed to 62,622 martyrs and 157,673 injuries. Between March 18, 2025, and today alone, Gaza has recorded 10,778 martyrs and 45,632 wounded.
Health officials noted that 298 martyrs were recently added to the overall tally after their data was verified and confirmed by the judicial committee overseeing the records of missing persons and fatalities.
Among those killed in the last 24 hours were 16 Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid, while 111 others were injured. This brings the total number of martyrs killed while collecting aid to 2,076, with more than 15,308 injuries recorded in this category since the start of the war.
Hospitals also reported eight new deaths caused by famine and malnutrition, including two children, raising the overall toll from starvation-related causes to 281 deaths, of whom 114 were children.
12 Palestinians killed in Khan Younis this morning
Earlier today, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported that 12 Palestinians, including children and infants, were martyred in an artillery strike targeting tents sheltering displaced people in the Asdaa area, north of Khan Younis.
The attack is the latest in a series of deadly assaults by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on areas designated as safe zones for civilians.
In a separate incident, an Israeli drone strike targeted a house near the al-Muhajireen Mosque in the Maghazi refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, injuring several Palestinians.
On another note, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that nearly 13,000 children in Gaza are suffering from severe malnutrition that threatens their lives, following the UN’s official confirmation that the besieged territory has entered phase five famine classification.
In an interview with Al Mayadeen, Samir el-Hawari, UNICEF’s Deputy Acting Director for Emergency Programs, stressed that the crisis “is no longer only about food, but also the absence of proper healthcare.” He warned that immediate access to nutrition centers and medical services is essential to save thousands of children.
El-Hawari explained that the limited aid shipments recently allowed through Cyprus were insufficient, treating only about 1,000 children for one month. “The actual need is many times greater,” he added, stressing that the humanitarian response must include food, clean water, and basic health services—something “impossible without a full ceasefire.”
