Gaza death toll exceeds 73,400 amid ongoing strikes

The death toll from Israel's military campaign in Gaza has reached 73,417, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry's report on Thursday, with 10 Palestinians killed and 25 others wounded in the past 24 hours. The ministry stated that Gaza hospitals received the bodies and injured individuals over this period, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed since October 2023 to 73,417, with 174,360 wounded.

This latest figure follows a day of continued violence despite a ceasefire agreement from October 2025, which the Israeli army has repeatedly violated with shelling and gunfire. On Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike targeted the municipal police headquarters in Gaza City, killing nine people, including a woman and a 13-year-old girl, Dana Haitham alJamasi. Al-Shifa Hospital reported receiving nine bodies and at least 20 wounded from that strike. Separately, Gaza health officials said an Israeli airstrike killed six people at the port of Gaza City on Tuesday.

The Israeli military stated the strike on the police headquarters targeted a "gathering" of militants, including members of Hamas and the Popular Resistance Committees who were allegedly planning attacks against its...